Immigration detainee accused of violently bashing and robbing elderly Perth couple facing new drug charges
The freed immigration detainee accused of violently bashing and robbing an elderly couple months later is facing new charges.
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An immigration detainee accused of violently bashing and robbing an elderly couple months after he was freed from indefinite detention is facing new charges.
Majid Jamshidi Doukoshkan was one of four people charged over the brutal home invasion of Perth couple Ninette, 73, and Philip, 76, Simons.
On Monday, he appeared in the Joondalup Magistrates Court via video link from prison where it was revealed he is facing additional charges.
In addition to charges of aggravated home burglary, assault, detaining someone, robbery and impersonating a public officer, Mr Jamshidi Doukoshkan has also been charged with possession of meth and driving with a prescribed drug in his system.
Mr Jamshidi Doukoshkan was one of the detainees released from Yongah Hill Detention Centre in Perth last November.
A High Court ruling found it was illegal for detainees who could not be deported to be detained indefinitely.
He was released into the community with dozens of other detainees.
In February, Mr Jamshidi Doukoshkan faced court over alleged curfew breaches, but bail was not opposed by the Commonwealth.
The charges were dropped due to a blunder that resulted in the Commonwealth reissuing visas for the NZYQ-affected cohort.
On March 22, a court order that required Mr Jamshidi Doukoshkan to remain at a fixed address was discontinued after it had been in place for about one month.
Mr Jamshidi Doukoshkan was again bailed in the days before the alleged attack on the Simons after being charged with a drug-related offence.
The alleged attack happened in the Perth suburb of Girrawheen about 7pm on April 16.
It resulted in Mrs Simons requiring hospitalisation because her injuries were so severe.
She was at home with her husband, 76, when police alleged three people knocked on the door pretending to be police officers.
Mr Simons opened the door, then was immediately pushed to the ground and had his hands bound behind his back.
Mrs Simons was held to the ground and punched in the face several times causing her to lose consciousness, police said.
The group and their co-accused were accused of stealing more than $200,000 worth of jewellery and other items from the couple.
Four people were arrested over the incident including Joel Painter, Emmy Signo and Seyed Younes Tahimi.
They are due to face the Perth Magistrates Court on July 22.
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