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| Prisoner’s son charged with kidnap |
| 2003-11-24 |
| The son of an Australian al-Qaeda suspect held at Guantanamo Bay was involved in the abduction of a woman who was bound with tape and had her head shaved, a Sydney court heard yesterday. Ahmed Mandouh Habib, 18, of Birrong - eldest son of terror suspect Mamdouh Habib - was charged in connection to the alleged assault at Bankstown earlier this month. It does seem to run in families, doesn’t it? The 18-year-old victim’s twin brother, Islam Hassam, and a 15-year-old youth who cannot be named also faced court yesterday over the incident. Her brother, huh? Must have insulted the family honor. The woman, believed to be a Habib family relative, was dragged out of a car parked outside Bankstown TAFE just after midnight on November 5. The youth held the victim while Hassam wrapped masking tape around her mouth and head, Parramatta Local Court was told. The youth tied electrical wire around the woman’s wrists before he attempted to put her in the car boot. Habib allegedly intervened and the victim was placed in the back of the car and taken to a garage at her former Greenacre home. The youth and Hassam cut her waist-length hair to her neck, then shaved her head with electric clippers, police claimed. She was released after a two-hour ordeal. These must be some of those moderate muslims we keep hearing about. They didn’t kill her. The woman moved out of the family home last year after a domestic dispute. Ah hah, didn’t listen to her betters, I’ll wager. Bidura Children’s Court, where the 15-year-old appeared, heard that he told the woman: "I’m only doing this for your own good - I love you like a Muslim sister." I rest my case. The youth was re manded in custody to Cobham Children’s Court tomorrow. Habib and Hassam were remanded on bail to Burwood Local Court. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #2 Perhaps she didn't want to 'put-out' for her brother and his friend and so dishonored her family.... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2003-11-24 6:43:18 PM |
| #1 Shave HIS head, paint him blue, and force him to run naked through the streets of Darwin at noon in February. Maybe he'll get a clue. My money's on "not", but hey, it's worth a try! |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2003-11-24 4:10:49 PM |