Highton’s Ahmed Alabdullah faces court on assault, weapon, affray charges

A Geelong teenager who kicked a man as he lay unconscious on Moorabool St, and produced a knife when he was involved in a second fight in the CBD, has fronted court.

A Geelong teenager who kicked a man as he lay unconscious on Moorabool St and produced a knife when he was involved in a second fight in the CBD faced Geelong Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

Ahmed Alabdullah was 19, “intoxicated on alcohol” and on bail when he got into a verbal argument with a man and his wife outside 7-Eleven on July 4 about 1.50am.

Ahmed Alabdullah who faced the Geelong Magistrates' Court on Monday. Picture: Instagram

Police prosecutor Kylie Jane said as the argument ­escalated, Alabdullah punched the man, who hit his head on the footpath after falling backwards.

Senior-Constable Jane said as the man lay on the pavement, Alabdullah kicked him in the back and ribs.

The court heard the man was concussed during the ­attack and left with lingering symptoms for weeks.

When police interviewed Alabdullah, of Highton, about the assault, he said: “He who puts hands on a woman ­deserves to get punched in the head, not the shoulder.”

The court also heard Alabdullah was brawling “in the middle of the street” on May 15 when he pulled out a knife and threatened members of ­another group.

Constable Jane said Alabdullah, who was with eight other men, lunged at a group of four during a heated argument near the corner of Moorabool and Little Malop streets about 11.30pm on May 15.

“Members of the public were scurrying away,” Constable Jane said.

Alabdullah’s lawyer Adrian Paull said both matters were “troubling” but urged the court to take into account his client’s youthfulness when he was ­sentenced.

Mr Paull said Alabdullah grew up in war-torn Iraq amid religious persecution and ­violence before coming to ­Australia in 2014.

He said Alabdullah was ­exposed to violence as a child, including once when he was hit so hard by a soldier in Iraq that he was knocked out.

Mr Paull said his client pleaded guilty at an early stage, was remorseful, had an excellent work ethic and provided for his family.

Constable Jane said the public expected a “serious punishment” for the attack outside 7-Eleven, given part of it was against a defenceless man.

She said violent crime was “becoming all to common” in Geelong’s CBD and Alabdullah could be banned from the CBD under a court order.

Magistrate Simon Guthrie described the attack as ­“incredibly violent” and said Alabdullah would be assessed for a community corrections order.

“I don’t think jail is the place for him. There needs to be something put in place to deal with his anger management issues and mental health,” Mr Guthrie said.

Alabdullah – who pleaded guilty to affray, assault, committing an offence while on bail, and weapon possession – will be sentenced on November 23.

Originally published as Highton’s Ahmed Alabdullah faces court on assault, weapon, affray charges