Australia: Tamil Nadu man Mohamed Rahmathullah Syed Ahmed shot useless by Sydney police after he stabs cleaner, threatens police with a knife

A 32-year-old Indian nationwide Mohamed Rahmathullah Syed Ahmed was on Tuesday shot useless by Australian Police after he allegedly stabbed a cleaner and threatened cops with a knife, The Sydney Morning Herald reported. 

The Indian Consulate General in Australia recognized that the attacker was from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and was residing in Auburn on a bridging visa. Detectives are investigating whether or not psychological well being performed a task within the incident. According to detectives, Ahmed stabbed a cleaner after which threatened cops with a knife earlier than being fatally shot by the police. 

Ahmed attacked the 28-year-old cleaner at Auburn prepare station in Sydney’s west at 12.03 am on Tuesday earlier than arriving at Auburn police station about 5 minutes later, reported The Sydney Morning Herald citing police. 

Indian Consulate General in Australia, as quoted by The Sydney Morning Herald, stated: “The incident is extremely disturbing and unfortunate. We have formally taken up the matter with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, NSW Office as well as state police authorities.” 

When two officers tried to go away the police station to answer reviews of the stabbing, they have been confronted by Ahmed, who tried to assault them. 

Following the assault, the senior officer fired three photographs, two of which hit Syed Ahmed within the chest. A probationary constable used her Taser on the person. 

Though Syed was handled on the scene by paramedics and was rushed to Westmead Hospital, he was pronounced useless simply after 1:30 am, the Sydney Morning Herald reported. 

NSW Police Assistant Commissioner Stuart Smith, at a press convention on Tuesday, stated the officers had simply seconds to reply and have been left with no selection however to shoot the person. 

“I fully support these officers. It’s traumatic. It’s a significant incident at one of our police stations,” he stated. 

“There just isn’t an impending time. It is immediate. He launches through the glass doors at the officers; they had very little time to react.” Smith stated the counter-terrorism unit can be introduced in to assist in the investigation. 

Asked in regards to the position of the counter-terrorism unit, Smith stated “it’s part of our model in terms of response. Obviously, when someone armed themselves with a knife and stabs an individual and then tries to attack police, which is the CCTV footage, [it] is highly concerning. When that’s involved, it triggers a number of intelligence responses and investigative responses which we’re dealing with,” Smith stated, as quoted by The Sydney Morning Herald. 

Syed Ahmed had 5 earlier interactions with police, all of which have been non-criminal and COVID associated. Smith stated psychological well being can be a major line of inquiry. 

Detectives have already spoken to the cleaner, who was taken to Westmead Hospital in a steady situation, The Sydney Morning Herald reported.

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