{"id":852144,"date":"2026-08-12T03:14:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T03:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/852144\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T03:14:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T03:14:15","slug":"ahmed-al-ahmeds-domestic-violence-charges-dropped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/852144\/","title":{"rendered":"Ahmed al Ahmed\u2019s domestic violence charges dropped"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Updated August 12, 2026 \u2014 11:28am,first published 10:30am<\/p>\n

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Bondi Beach hero Ahmed al Ahmed has declared his innocence after police dropped domestic violence charges against the 44-year-old, who was accused of assaulting his father.<\/p>\n

Ahmed, who confronted and disarmed gunman Sajid Akram during the December 14 terror attack<\/a>, had pleaded not guilty<\/a> to domestic violence common assault and stalking charges laid after an alleged altercation in March during which police alleged he put his father in a headlock.<\/p>\n

\"BondiBondi Beach hero Ahmed al Ahmed arrives at court on Wednesday.Sam Mooy<\/p>\n

Bankstown Local Court heard the charges against Ahmed were withdrawn after his father, Mohammad Fadeh al Ahmed, retracted his police statement. A 12-month apprehended domestic violence order protecting his father was accepted without admission of any wrongdoing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe law has been served. I\u2019m innocent,\u201d Ahmed said outside court.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a free man, and I will be for always a free man.\u201d<\/p>\n

He greeted a waiting media throng with a thumbs up as he arrived at court on Wednesday morning accompanied by an entourage of supporters.<\/p>\n

\"\u201cI\u2019m\u201cI\u2019m a free man, and I will be for always a free man\u201d: Ahmed Al Ahmed speaks to the media outside court on Wednesday.Sam Mooy<\/p>\n

Ahmed was praised internationally for his actions during the massacre, where he was shot several times<\/a>. A fundraiser launched to support him after the attack raised more than $2.6 million from almost 50,000 donations.<\/p>\n

Ahmed\u2019s lawyer, Mohamad Sakr, said his client had been wrongfully charged and that withdrawing the charges was the \u201cright thing to do\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no wrongdoing that has been committed by my client,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis innocence, as I indicated, is still maintained and preserved. His good standing in the community is maintained.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"VisionVision of Sajid Akram being tackled by Ahmed al Ahmed during the Bondi Beach shooting.<\/p>\n

Ahmed said he was focusing on his health and expected to undergo further surgery later in the year, including a muscle or tendon transfer. He has undergone several surgeries since the December attack.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m still suffering from the pain,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I have from the accident, from the shooting is still in my heart and in my body.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Ahmed\u2019s brothers, Hozifa al Ahmed, 35, and Sameh al Ahmed, 33, remain before the courts, charged with threatening him and allegedly trying to extort $200,000 from him.<\/p>\n

Both have pleaded not guilty. An interim domestic violence protection order prohibits the pair from going within 100 metres of their older brother or any place he lives or works.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese matters, I think, can be dealt with between the family. It is a family matter. Today is a display of exactly that,\u201d Sakr said.<\/p>\n

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