A man who participated in the violent demonstrations that followed the stabbing death of a Sydney bishop has been arrested again on allegations of domestic abuse.
On Wednesday, Issa Haddad was scheduled to receive her sentencing at Fairfield Local Court.
He entered a guilty plea to using threats of violence to incite fear outside Christ the Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley in April.
During that incident, he reportedly asked that the juvenile who had attacked the bishop be turned up to the crowd in exchange for a “eye for an eye”.
In addition, he was scheduled to receive a term for assault and courtroom filming after hurling insults at reporters outside Fairfield Courthouse during a hearing in May.
Magistrate Julie Zaki heard that Haddad had been charged with four additional counts of domestic abuse on Wednesday, so she decided to postpone the sentence until June 24.
The 28-year-old, who had been detained at Liverpool Police Station for violating bail terms on previous charges, watched the hearing via video link.
Haddad allegedly called his mother a “dog” and a “rat” during a fight in his family’s home in the beginning of June.
He then put his hands around her neck, choked her, and pinned her against a wall.
She had a broken necklace and marks all over her neck from the alleged incident.
Haddad will enter a not guilty plea to four DV allegations pertaining to his parents, his Legal Aid attorney informed the court.
His father supported the proceedings on Wednesday by being in the courtroom despite being the accused victim.
He observed as police prosecutors filed a successful application to place his son on remand before his sentence.
The Sydney man had a moderate intellectual disability, mental health problems, and a shoulder injury that could not be adequately treated in jail, according to Haddad’s attorney, who claimed that Haddad’s imprisonment was not necessary.
Ms. Zaki concurred with the prosecution, stating that there was no information regarding the availability of medication needed to treat Haddad’s mental health issues while he was incarcerated. She added that there were no specifics regarding the severity of his shoulder injury.
After the verdict, Haddad started to yell loudly, but the magistrate urged him to stop talking since anything he said would go against his plea of not guilty.
Following the stabbing deaths of Assyrian bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel and priest Isaac Royel during a live-streamed ceremony, police claim that over 2000 people gathered outside the church in western Sydney.
A sixteen-year-old teenager has been accused of terrorism following the stabbing, which they claim had a religious motive.
Following the brawl, which left numerous police officers hurt and their vehicles vandalised, thirty persons have been taken into custody.
It took some police and paramedics to take cover inside the house of worship before the 16-year-old could be removed safely.
