Update on alleged grandma basher Majid Jamshidi Doukoshkan
The immigration detainee accused of bashing and robbing an elderly couple months after he was freed from indefinite detention has again faced court.
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The immigration detainee accused of bashing and robbing an elderly couple months after he was freed from indefinite detention remains behind bars on remand while he faces a string of charges related to the alleged horrific incident.
Majid Jamshidi Doukoshkan appeared in the Perth Magistrate Court via video link from Albany Regional Prison on Monday over the violent home invasion of Perth couple Ninette, 73, and Philip, 76, Simons.
The court was told his defence lawyer was waiting for additional information from investigating officers before the matter could proceed.
He is accused of pretending to be a police officer to gain entry to the Simonses’ Girrawheen home about 7pm on April 16. The couple were allegedly bound, bashed and robbed by three men.
Police will allege Mr Simons opened the door and was immediately pushed to the ground and had his hands tied behind his back.
Ms Simons, a grandmother, was allegedly held to the ground and punched in the face several times, causing her to lose consciousness.
The group are accused of stealing more than $200,000 worth of jewellery and other items from the couple.
He was one of the detainees released from Yongah Hill Detention Centre in Perth last November after a High Court ruling found it was illegal for detainees who could not be deported to be detained indefinitely.
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.
Weeks later he was allegedly involved in the horrific crime that took place at the elderly couple’s home.
Mr Jamshidi Doukoshkan is due to appear in the Perth Magistrates Court on September 2 as he continues to face a string of charges, including robbery, assault, impersonating a police officer, home burglary, detaining a person to gain benefit and drug possession.
Originally published as Update on alleged grandma basher Majid Jamshidi Doukoshkan
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