Hamid Hussein in Rockhampton court for the alleged murder of Amanullah Mohammad in Mackay Street, Lakes Creek

Court documents objecting to the bail of a meat worker charged with the murder of his housemate in Rockhampton have revealed how police believe the tragedy unfolded. Here’s the latest on the court case.

A Lakes Creek man was declared brain dead and placed on life support which was turned off two days later after he was struck from behind in the back of the head with a wooden armrest in January 2021, allegedly by a meat worker who he shared a house with, court documents have revealed.

Hamid Hussein, 36, was charged with the murder of Amanullah Mohammad, 32, who died in Rockhampton Hospital on January 30, 2021.

Mr Hussein’s matter was mentioned in Rockhampton Magistrates Court on August 31 where the court was informed by solicitor Mirren Smith that 14 hours worth of body worn camera footage needed to be translated.

Ms Smith said there was only one person in Australia who could translate the language spoken in the footage.

“We are seeking an adjournment to touch base with them and organise with them to translate everything,” she said.

The Mackay Street, Lakes Creek, home where Hamid Hussein, 36, is accused of murdering Amanullah Mohammad, 32, on January 28, 2021. Picture: Aden Stokes

In an objection to bail affidavit by police, filed with the court and viewed by this publication, police claimed Mr Hussein and Mr Mohammad were in the lounge room in the upstairs area of a home they shared on Mackay Street, Lakes Creek, when they started arguing over an unknown matter on January 28, 2021.

According to the court documents, during this argument Mr Hussein allegedly approached a wooden chair in the lounge room and ripped off the right side armrest and approached Mr Mohammad as he was walking towards the rear door and allegedly struck him once in the back of the head with the wooden armrest, resulting in him falling face first onto the external stairs landing.

The affidavit stated Mr Mohammad sustained a large open wound to the back of his head causing significant bleeding and that he lost consciousness before falling to the ground and stopped breathing.

The court documents state two witnesses heard the argument, came out of their bedrooms and saw Mr Mohammad lying on the ground with Mr Hussein standing over him holding the wooden armrest.

The witnesses called police and an ambulance and Mr Hussein was arrested and transported to the Rockhampton Watchhouse.

Queensland Ambulance Service conducted medical treatment on Mr Mohammad until 11.05pm when they detected a very shallow heart pulse and immediately rushed him to Rockhampton Hospital in a critical and unstable condition.

The court documents state that at Rockhampton Hospital, a CT scan was conducted on Mr Mohammad which confirmed he had sustained multiple fractures to the back of his skull and significant swelling and bleeding to the brain.

The court documents also state Mr Mohammad’s injuries were unable to be treated and that he was declared brain dead and placed on life support, which was turned off on January 30, 2021.

Mr Mohammad died in the Rockhampton Hospital Intensive Care Unit at 2.38pm.

The court documents state an autopsy was conducted on Mr Mohammad on February 4, 2021, which confirmed the cause of death was related to blunt force head injury.

The court documents also state there would have needed to be an extreme amount of force to cause those injuries with the weapon.

Police charged Mr Hussein with the murder of Mr Mohammad on February 5, 2021.

The court documents stated Mr Hussein was a Burmese man who was on a bridging visa and had been living in Australia for an unknown period of time.

Mr Hussein speaks some English, but it is unknown how much he actually understands.

According to the court documents, Mr Hussein resided at the house on Mackay Street, Lakes Creek, with at least seven other Burmese men who worked together at Teys meatworks across the road.

The court documents state Mr Hussein has no family or friends within Australia and has no ties to Rockhampton.

Witnesses allegedly told police they were not friends with Mr Hussein and simply lived together at the house.

One witness allegedly told police they had recently been calling police in relation to Mr Hussein’s “increasingly aggressive nature, behaviour and drug use”.

All witnesses have difficulty speaking English.

Mr Hussein was remanded in custody and his matter was adjourned until September 28.

Originally published as Hamid Hussein in Rockhampton court for the alleged murder of Amanullah Mohammad in Mackay Street, Lakes Creek