Villawood: Hamzah Hamade, Jehad Taha, Kobi Silapa, sentenced over group attack

A Condell Park man involved in a group attack leaving a victim “saturated in blood” with stab wounds offended out of “the love for his family,” a court heard.

Hamzah Hamade faced Burwood Local Court for sentence.

A Condell Park man involved in a group attack leaving a victim “saturated in blood” with stab wounds offended out of “the love for his family,” a court heard.

Hamzah Hamade faced Burwood Local Court on Monday for sentence after pleading guilty to assault causing actual bodily harm in company.

Court documents state the 30-year-old and two co-offenders Jehad Taha, 38, and Kobi Silapa, 24, pulled up outside Hamade’s cousin’s Villawood property about 8pm on March 23, 2023.

The trio saw the victim in the front yard, jumped out of the car and ran towards him.

The men attacked the victim and continued punching and kicking him after he had fallen onto the ground, police facts state.

Hamade offended alongside Jehad Taha and Kobi Silapa.

The man was stabbed three times during the three-minute ambush, with wounds on his chest, buttock and leg.

The attack had stopped when police arrived and officers found the victim “saturated in blood,” court documents state.

The victim was rushed to Liverpool Hospital. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Damian Shaw

The victim was taken to Liverpool Hospital suffering facial and rib fractures. The incident was captured on CCTV.

Police found a knife sheath in the home’s driveway with Hamade’s DNA on it, but the Crown could not prove the offender was part of a joint criminal enterprise to stab the victim.

During sentencing, Hamade’s lawyer Ihab Jamal said his client acted for “the love of his family” and his “loyalty”.

Mr Ihab said there was a domestic violence situation happening at his cousin’s house which led Hamade to the location.

Hamade fronted Burwood Court House on Monday.

The court heard Hamade recognises there is no excuse for how he behaved and he should have called the authorities.

Hamade “hasn’t been an angel in his life and has made mistakes”, Mr Ihab said.

The court heard Hamade spent 31 days in custody after the incident before he was released on bail.

Crown prosecutor Peter Lowe said the offending was not impulsive but planned.

Mr Lowe argued Hamade “flogged someone” to “sort the problem” and his behaviour was not an act of loyalty to his family.

Hamade wrote to the court he was “ashamed of himself” which Mr Lowe said was not genuine as he had referred to the incident as a “scuffle” and had a “tinge of justification” behind his offending.

The offender claimed he was trying to de-escalate the situation but Mr Lowe said there was little to separate Hamade’s offending from the two co-offenders.

Magistrate Jennifer Price said the attack involved “three men on one” and the act of calling in friends to “ambush someone” needed to be denounced by court.

“He may not have been the organiser, but he demonstrated to be a willing participant in what took place,” she said.

Ms Price sentenced Hamade to a 14-month intensive correction order and he must complete 100 hours of community service work.

The co-offenders Taha and Silapa were also charged with assault causing actual bodily harm in company and were each sentenced to 15-month intensive correction orders.

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