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RNZ News
21-07-2025
- RNZ News
Miramar homicide victim Abdulhassan Nabizadah was 'set up' to be robbed
Police think more than one person was involved in the plan to lure and rob Abdulhassan Nabizadah. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Police believe Abdulhassan Nabizadah was "set up" to be robbed - but the incident took a violent and ultimately tragic turn. Nabizadah, 63, was found critically injured on a street corner of Camperdown Road in the early hours of 17 March, shortly after police were called to a home invasion a block away on Darlington Road. He died in hospital the next day. Detective Inspector Nick Pritchard - the head of the investigation into Nabizadah's death - told RNZ that police had identified and spoken to a woman linked to messages which drew Nabizadah to the suburb of Miramar and the assault which cost him his life. He said police believed there were people who knew exactly what happened and he has called on them to do the right thing and come forward. Pritchard told told RNZ this week that police had spoken to the woman known to both Nabizadah and another man - who is currently facing charges over the aggravated burglary of the Darlington Road address. Pritchard said a cellphone found near the scene of the home invasion had been linked to the woman and contained communications with Nabizadah. "[Nabizadah] was going there to meet a female known to him. From the evidence we've gathered the motive - we believe - was to rob him and its been taken to far and led to an unprovoked, violent assault on him that has ultimately led to his death," he said. Pritchard said police believed more than one person was involved in the plan to lure and rob Nabizadah. Nabizadah had been assaulted about 12.30am - before residents in the Darlington Road home were disturbed by an intruder. Pritchard said police were unsure as what had led to the burglary that followed the assault. "We don't understand the motive for the burglary. They are separate incidents that happened to be linked through persons and a cellphone. Why someone would go and commit a burglary? We don't have any logic behind that one. "I think it was an opportunist event [and] there's no evidence to suggest that family or that address was singled out," Pritchard said. Pritchard said he had no doubt there were people who knew exactly what had happened, but police were yet to get the full story. "We've engaged with a number of persons - some who have provided accounts to us, some who are reluctant. I know there are people out there who know what's happened. "Persons who have information - think of the family, think of the heartache. Losing someone in such violent, unprovoked [and] needless actions. Cutting someone's life short - and the impact on his family - just from wanting to rob someone who's a law abiding citizen, who just happened to be in wrong place at the wrong time... Have a conscience and just come forward," he said. Pritchard said many people in the community had provided information, some of which had enabled police to get in touch with a vehicle and two individuals of interest spotted in the area at the time. He said he was grateful for the community's efforts and wanted to assure residents that crimes at the centre of the investigation were not indicative of unchecked criminal activity in the suburb. "We're confident they are isolated incidents and don't represent a pattern of offending in the area," he said. Pritchard said a dedicated team was determined to hold the people behind Nabizadah's death to account. "The team is working really hard to provide the family with some justice. "There is a lot of data and material that they are reviewing, and they are attempting to speak to persons who have information and they'll keep being persistent with that because we know people have got the answers out there so we won't give up," Pritchard said. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
CTV News
03-07-2025
- CTV News
Teen arrested in ‘violent assault' that left one unconscious: WPS
The Windsor Police Service has arrested a teen in connection to a 'violent assault' that left a victim unconscious. On June 20 around 9 p.m., police were called for a report of a hurt person at Riverfront Festival Plaza. When they arrived on scene, they found a 16-year-old boy that was unconscious. The victim woke up on scene and received treatment from EMS for non-life-threatening injuries. The WPS conducted an investigation where they said the victim was involved in a physical altercation with a 14-year-old boy earlier in the evening, but had separated. Police said later in the night, the 14-year-old allegedly assaulted the 16-year-old from behind, knocked him to the ground, and stomped on his head. On Wednesday, police found the suspect in the 100 block of Bruce Avenue. He was arrested in connection to an additional separate incident, which involved property damage at a home. The suspect is now facing charges for assault causing bodily harm, uttering threats to cause death, and mischief under $5,000.
Malay Mail
08-05-2025
- Malay Mail
Singapore police arrest couple for grievous hurt and drug offences after assault video goes viral
SINGAPORE, May 8 — A couple has been arrested following a violent assault in Singapore that was caught on camera and shared widely online, sparking investigations into offences including grievous hurt, drug consumption, and the possession of weapons and illegal vape products. In a statement issued late yesterday, the police said they had been alerted to a viral video on Facebook showing a man in a long-sleeved shirt assaulting another man after a plastic bag was handed over during a transaction. The video, uploaded on May 6, has since racked up 1.4 million views and around 7,000 shares. According to the police, the man in the video suddenly began punching the victim — who was dressed in a yellow shirt — after receiving what appeared to be money. The victim fell to the ground, blood on his face, as the assault continued. Investigations by officers from the Central Police Division and Criminal Investigation Department, with support from the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) and Singapore Prison Service, led to the identification of the victim, the 31-year-old male assailant, and a 35-year-old woman who allegedly filmed the incident. The authorities later raided a unit at Sengkang West Way and arrested the couple. They are being investigated for voluntarily causing grievous hurt with common intention and suspected drug consumption. The man also faces charges for the possession of scheduled weapons. Items seized from the unit included two machetes, an axe, a baseball bat, over S$3,000 (RM10,000) in cash, three mobile phones, 14 e-vaporisers, and more than 450 vape-related components. 'The police and CNB have zero tolerance towards such brazen acts of violence and blatant disregard of the law. We will not hesitate to act against those who do so and will deal with them severely in accordance with the law,' the authorities said. Under Singapore's Tobacco (Control of Advertisements and Sale) Act, those convicted of importing, distributing, selling or offering for sale e-vaporisers and related components can be fined up to S$10,000, jailed for up to six months, or both, for a first offence. Repeat offenders face fines of up to S$20,000, imprisonment of up to 12 months, or both. Investigations are ongoing.
