NDIS machete attack: ‘I thought I was going to die’

Thugs carrying a machete and a shotgun attacked a man in an NDIS group home, with the victim fearing he was “going to die”.

Police cordoned off the home after the home invasion.

Exclusive: Thugs carrying a machete and a shotgun attacked a man in an NDIS group home, with the victim fearing he was “going to die”.

Photographs show the man suffered a deep, defensive wound to his left palm from the machete and a severely broken nose, after being hit with the butt of the shotgun.

An NDIS participant needed 41 stitches after a machete attack.

The 19-year-old victim, who asked not to be named, said his home in Werrington County, in western Sydney, was run by Courteney Reid, of Vibrant Care, who has been subject to a string of complaints to the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

“It was 1.30 in the morning and I heard there was someone banging on the rear door so I called triple-0,” he said.

“They kicked in the door and then started slashing at me with the machete. Then they used the end of the shotgun to break my nose.”

The bloody aftermath of the attack.

The attackers fled when they realised the NDIS participant was on the phone to police, fleeing the scene of the April 23 attack with his Samsung Galaxy mobile and his shoes.

He ran to a neighbour’s house who called an ambulance and he was taken to hospital where he received 41 stitches on his left hand.

The NDIS group home in Werrington County, in western Sydney.

Ms Reid said that the incident had “nothing to do with me”.

“I have provided $180,000 of supports for that participant that the NDIS has not paid for,” she said.

“The NDIS has taken more from me than I’ve ever gained.”

She said Vibrant Care had 27 clients with a range of needs, adding that she had complained to NDIS Minister Amanda Rishworth about problems with the system.

Ms Reid operates Vibrant Care which transferred $45,000 to her drug trafficking Nigerian boyfriend Casmir Ojinnaka and spent $7000 at Louis Vuitton, according to leaked bank statements.

Ojinnaka was sentenced to nine years and seven months jail in 2015 on a charge of attempting to import a commercial quantity of a border controlled drug into Australia.

Courteney Reid and Casmir Ojinnaka.

Ms Reid said resurfacing her partner’s history was unfair because “that happened 10 years ago”.

The home invasion incident has been reported to NSW Police

The NDIS Commission said: “Under the Code of Conduct, providers must create a safe environment for participants and have systems in place to address matters that affect the quality and/or safety of supports and services they provide.

“The NDIS Commission is looking into concerns raised about this provider but is unable to comment further at this time.”

Originally published as NDIS machete attack: ‘I thought I was going to die’