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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Perth woman allegedly assaulted by freed detainee confronts minister over removal of man’s ankle bracelet

A recently freed immigration detainee has been charged with assaulting a Perth grandmother
Majid Jamshidi Doukoshkan, released from indefinite immigration detention under the NZYQ decision, has been charged over an alleged assault on Perth woman Ninette Simons, 73, and her husband Phillip, 76. Photograph: Western Australia police/AAP

A Perth woman allegedly assaulted by a freed immigration detainee has asked the immigration minister why the man’s ankle monitoring bracelet was removed weeks before the alleged attack.

Ninette Simons, 73, and her 76-year-old husband, Phillip, were allegedly violently assaulted by three men during a home invasion on 19 April, during which Ninette was beaten and $200,000 in jewellery was stolen.

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