Glenroy’s Samih Kabbout pleads guilty in Broadmeadows Court to stalking, unlawful assault

The owner of a Coburg pizza parlour stole cars, punched a driver in a road rage incident and sent unrequested lewd videos of himself to a woman.

Glenroy’s Samih Kabbout, who owns Coburg Pizza and Kabbout Couriers, has faced court over a series of stolen cars, road rage incidents and lewd videos.

The owner of a Coburg pizza parlour stole cars, punched a driver in a road rage incident and sent unrequested lewd videos of himself to a woman.

Glenroy’s Samih Kabbout, 39, fronted the Broadmeadows Magistrates’ Court on Thursday via a video link from jail, where he has been locked up for more than 170 days.

The Coburg Pizza business owner pleaded guilty to a string of charges relating to stalking, unlawful assault, motor vehicle theft, unlicensed driving and possession of prohibited weapons, among others.

Last year, Kabbout was in the front passenger seat of a grey Honda CRV travelling on Olympic Boulevard in Melbourne when he became frustrated he wasn’t able to merge into the left lane and spat on the window of a car before hitting the car’s bonnet with a walking stick, while still in motion.

Kabbout then got out of the car with his walking stick, walked up to the car and punched the driver in the face.

On another occasion, Kabbout was arrested after smashing the window of another man’s home before smacking the man in the face with a long wooden stick.

Kabbout, who also owns Kabbout Couriers, stalked and harassed a woman — sending her videos of himself from her bed while she was not home.

The pizza parlour owner in a different video sent an unsolicited clip of pleasuring himself to the woman.

In a separate incident, the Glenroy father was caught in a stolen car in Meadow Heights and, when arrested, claimed he bought the vehicle from a friend but was unable to provide proof of the purchase.

The businessman was also arrested for stealing another car in February 2022 and was taken to Fawkner police station, where he told the cops he didn’t know the car was stolen and was “doing a friend a favour”.

Kabbout’s lawyer, Ms Zeina Alhalabi, told the court her client was a “hardworking man” who had a rough childhood, suffered from complex PTSD and had a drug problem.

“He says he wants to change his life. He says I want to change my mind and (he’s) thinking too much,” she said.

Ms Alhalabi said Kabbout’s use of meth played a role in his offending and that he was “stressed” about being in custody.

“His wife gave birth to their three-month-old daughter, who he’s not had the opportunity to meet. So there is quite a lot of anger there,” she said.

The lawyer said the pizza shop owner had plans in place for when he would be released.

“He’s got some stability in the community that he’s going to be returning to … he has two businesses … He’s planning to go back into work immediately,” Ms Alhalabi said.

Magistrate David Langton said Kabbout had a “real problem” with impulse control and anger management.

“The stalking charges are serious,” he said.

Mr Langton said random acts of assaults were also severe.

Kabbout was remanded in jail and will be sentenced Friday after being assessed for a community corrections order.