Freed immigration detainee accused of bashing a Perth grandmother is hit with a string of other charges
An immigration detainee accused of violently attacking and robbing an elderly couple months after being released from indefinite detention is facing new charges.
Majid Jamshidi Doukoshkan was one of four people charged over the brutal home invasion of Perth couple Ninette, 73, and Philip, 76, Simons.
He appeared at the Joondalup Magistrates Court via video link from prison on Monday, where it was revealed he faces additional charges.
In addition to charges of aggravated residential burglary, assault, battery, robbery and impersonating a government official, Mr. Jamshidi Doukoshkan has also been charged with possession of meth and driving with a prescription drug in his system.
Majid Jamshidi Doukoshkan (pictured) is facing additional charges after being charged over an alleged home invasion in Perth in April
Mr Jamshidi Doukoshkan was among the prisoners released from Perth’s Yongah Hill Detention Center last November.
According to a Supreme Court ruling, it was illegal to indefinitely detain detainees who could not be deported.
He was released into the community along with dozens of other inmates.
In February, Mr Jamshidi Doukoshkan was ordered to appear in court for alleged curfew violations, but bail was not opposed by the Commonwealth.
The charges were dropped due to a blunder that led to the Commonwealth re-issuing visas for the NZYQ-affected cohort.
On March 22, a court order requiring Mr. Jamshidi Doukoshkan to remain at a permanent address was halted after about a month in effect.
Mr Jamshidi Doukoshkan was released on bail again in the days before the alleged attack on the Simons after being charged with a drug-related offence.
Ninette Simons (pictured) was hospitalized after suffering several injuries during the alleged burglary of her home
Jamshidi Doukoshkan was released from a Perth detention center in Perth last November after a High Court ruling ruled it was illegal to hold a detainee indefinitely if they could not be deported (photo federal Immigration Minister Andrew Giles )
The alleged attack happened on April 16 at around 7pm in the Perth suburb of Girrawheen.
As a result, Ms Simons had to be hospitalized because her injuries were so serious.
She was at home with her husband, 76, when police allege three people knocked on the door posing as police officers.
Mr. Simons opened the door, then was immediately pushed to the ground and tied with his hands behind his back.
Ms. Simons was pushed to the ground and punched several times in the face, causing her to lose consciousness, police said.
The group and their co-defendants were accused of stealing jewelry and other items worth more than $200,000 from the couple.
Four people were arrested over the incident, including Joel Painter, Emmy Signo and Seyed Younes Tahimi.
They are due to appear in the Perth Magistrates Court on July 22.
