The family of a 19-year-old man who allegedly sexually assaulted a 17-year-old girl were captured swearing at police for arresting him at his home.
Adam Abdul-Hamid, 19, was arrested at a home in Heckenberg, in Sydney’s south-west, at about 6am on Tuesday.
Abdul-Hamid was one of four males, including a 14, 16 and 18-year-old, arrested for their alleged involvement in the horrific sexual assault of a 17-year-old girl on December 15, 2024.
Dramatic police footage showed Strike Force Police, along with the Public Order and Riot Squad, breaking down the door as they executed a warrant at the home.
Abdul-Hamid was charged with five counts of aggravated sex assault – offender in company with other person/s over the alleged sexual assault of a 17-year-old girl in December, last year.
The 17-year-old girl was allegedly approached at about 5.30pm at a shopping centre in Liverpool, 31km south-west of Sydney’s CBD.
The 16-year-old allegedly followed the girl to her car and she reluctantly let him inside before he began sexually assaulting her.
A short time later, the male asked to be driven to Wheat Park in Sadleir, to which the victim agreed on the understanding he would get out of the car when they arrived.
At the park, two other males entered the car, and they also allegedly sexually assaulted the girl.
A fourth male then arrived in another vehicle, and the sexual assault continued as the girl was driven around.
The six-hour ordeal ended at about 11.30pm when the males departed and left the victim in her car.
The teenager immediately contacted a friend who took her to Liverpool Police Station to report the attack.
The matter was referred to State Crime Command’s Sex Crimes Squad who established Strike Force Dungannon to investigate.
State Crime Command’s Sex Crime Squad commander Detective Superintendent Jayne Doherty said in a press conference on Wednesday morning it will be alleged it was the 16-year-old boy who approached the woman.
Doherty said the boy ‘struck up a friendly conversation’ with the 17yo girl before following her to her car in a shopping centre parking lot.
‘She reluctantly allowed the male into her car, where the conversation continued,’ she said.
Police will allege that during the sexual assault, the 16yo boy had a video call with the co-accused and filmed parts of it, sending it through to the other offenders.
‘The female was trying to get him out to leave her car after the sexual assault,’ she said.
Doherty said the accused drove her car ‘erratically’ and continued to degrade and assault this victim over a period of six hours.
When asked how the young woman was Doherty said: ‘Obviously she’s very distraught. This will impact the rest of her life.’
Footage of the arrest showed his family outside the home as detectives escorted a handcuffed Abdul-Hamid to a police vehicle.
One male family member is heard screaming ‘why… why are you arresting him’ as Abdul-Hamid is led out of the home.
Other family members attempt to restrain the man as he continues to hurl insults at the officers.
‘F**k your mothers,’ the man said in Arabic before yelling ‘all of you’ in English.
Adam Abdul-Hamid, 19, was arrested at a home in Heckenberg, in Sydney ‘s south-west, for his alleged involvement in the horrific sexual assault of a 17-year-old girl in December last year
Dramatic footage of the arrest captured Abdul-Hamid’s family screaming at police officers as they led him out of the house
A woman is also seen using her phone to film police as they arrest the 19-year-old.
‘I’ll go this way, don’t touch me. Don’t touch me. Don’t touch me or sexual assault me,’ the woman said.
As police load Abdul-Hamid into the back of the vehicle, the 19-year-old calmly tells his family in Arabic to ‘don’t say a word to anyone, yeah’.
The woman echoed the 19-year-old’s words and responded in Arabic ‘don’t say a word to anyone’ before yelling in English: ‘Don’t trust these dogs, you can’t trust these f***ing dogs’.
The two younger males faced a children’s court that same month, while months of investigation led to the two older alleged culprits being arrested on Tuesday.
The man was restrained by another person as he swore at the officers in Arabic
One woman, who was seen filming police as they arrest the 19-year-old, was heard calling the officers ‘dogs’ as she told Abdul-Hamid in Arabic ‘don’t say a word to anyone’
Officers arrested a 16-year-old boy at a home in Condell Park in southwest Sydney’s CBD, on December 20, 2024.
He was taken to Bankstown Police Station where he was charged with 24 offences: nine counts of sexual intercourse without consent, eight counts of aggravated sex assault – offender in company with other person/s, five counts of sexually touching another person without consent and two counts of aggravated sexual assault in company and inflicting actual bodily harm.
As he was ushered into the back of the police vehicle, Abdul-Hamid spoke to his relatives in Arabic, urging them ‘don’t say a word to anyone’
Abdul-Hamid is one of four males, including a 14, 16 and 18-year-old – arrested for the alleged sexual assault of the 17-year-old girl
Detectives arrested a 14-year-old boy at a home in Miller, also in Sydney’s southwest, and also on December 20.
He was charged with 10 offences: seven counts of aggravated sex assault – offender in company with other person/s, aggravated sexually touching another person, inflicting actual bodily and sexually touching another person without consent and aggravated sexual assault in company.
Both the 16-year-old and 14-year-old boys were refused bail and faced a children’s court on December 21, 2024.
Following an extensive investigation, strike force detectives identified the two other males allegedly involved in the sexual assault.
At about 6am on Tuesday, detectives, along with the Public Order and Riot Squad, simultaneously executed two warrants at homes in Sadleir and Heckenberg – both in Sydney’s south-west.
Police arrested an 18-year-old man at the Sadleir property before taking him to Liverpool Police Station.
He was charged with nine counts of aggravated sex assault – offender in company with other person/s.
He was denied bail and is set to face a children’s court on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Abdul-Hamid was arrested at the Heckenberg address and taken to Liverpool Police Station where he was charged with five counts of aggravated sex assault – offender in company with other person/s.
Abdul-Hamid was refused bail and is set to appear at Liverpool Local Court on Wednesday.
