Months after being hailed a hero for saving dozens of lives during deadly mass shooting on Bondi Beach, Sydney man, Ahmed Al Ahmed reportedly faces allegations of domestic abuse and has been accused of assaulting his father.
Ahmed, 44, was widely praised after the mass shooting during Jewish Hanukkah festival after he tackled one of the two shooters and wrested a gun from him.
The hero of Bondi Beach is now charged for allegedly assaulting his father, AFP reported, citing officials and local media reports.
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“On Sunday 15 March 2026 police received a report of an alleged assault at a home in Bankstown on Monday 9 March 2026,” New South Wales police was quoted as saying, adding that Ahmed had then been charged this week with assault and stalking.
He will face court on June 29, police said.
Ahmed denies allegations
However, Ahmed has denied the allegations and termed them fake. “It’s fake information … it’s not true at all,” he was quoted as saying by ABC news. “I don’t have any information at all,” he said.
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He further said that he was focused on looking after his health as he suffered serious injuries in the Bondi beach attack for which he now has more surgeries planned.
Ahmed Al Ahmed, the hero of Bondi Beach attack
When horrific visuals of the deadly Bondi Beach attack in December 2025 emerged, one of the videos that stood out was of Ahmed where he was seen tackling one of the two shooters to snatch away his weapon.
After disarming him, Ahmed pointed the rifle at the attacker, forcing him to the ground. The attack was described as Australia’s deadliest mass shooting in 30 years and left at least 16 people dead, including one of the attackers.
Ahmed sustained grave injuries in the face-off with the terror accused and was praised for rising up to occasion. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met him and a fundraiser set up for him raised over $1 million.
Ahmed is an Australian citizen of Syrian origin and moved countries some 20 years ago, according to Reuters. He left Syria in 2006 after completing his degree at Aleppo University and moved to Australia to seek work and has been in the Oceanic country for the past 20 years.
Praise at Sydney Cricket Ground
Weeks after his heroic act, Ahmed received cheers and applause from a packed Sydney Cricket Ground before the start of the final Ashes Test in January 2026
Before the cricket game between England and Australia, the crowd in the stadium stood up for the emergency service personnel and members of the public who responded to the Bondi Beach shooting. While the crowd honoured the emergency service personnel and responders of the mass shooting — worst in Australia’s recent history — the biggest cheer was for Ahmed al-Ahmed.
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Al-Ahmed walked with other responders with his left arm in a sling. The cricketers of both the teams were lined up to honour the community heroes.