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The Daily Telegraph
October 29,2013
THE mother of a boy accused of an anti-semitic bashing in Bondi has denied her son is racist, citing she works in a Jewish nursing home.
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The 17-year-old is accused of being among a group of boys who viciously bashed a Jewish family at Bondi at midnight Saturday.
They allegedly called the group "f...ing Jews" before allegedly bashing them.
Yesterday the mother of one of the two boys arrested moved to defend her son from the racist accusations.
Asked whether her son was racist, she said "no".
Then, as evidence, she said she worked at a Jewish nursing home.
"When he's at home he's not racist but when they get together they like to pick on people - it only takes drinking," she said.
The two boys, who cannot be identified as they will appear before a children's court, were already on bail for assaulting a police officer when they allegedly attacked the family at Bondi Beach.
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They were charged with using unlawful violence against Constable Chun-Yuan Shieh and a number of others at Coogee beach on Saturday, September 7. They were also charged with affray for assaulting the officer in the execution of his duty.
The boy's mother confirmed that her son has been in trouble before and said he hung out with a "gang" that often used her home to sleep.
"He's been in a lot of trouble," she said.
"What can I do? I've already told him not to drink but you can only do so much.
"I'm really, really upset. I'm worried about him because I haven't seen him ... He's a loving boy. He's like Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.
"I spoke to him (Sunday) night, I said 'boy you're naughty' and he said 'yeah mum but it's not my fault'.
"According to my son, he stops the fights." The mother said her son, who is addicted to alcohol, only got out of juvenile detention last week.
"When he was 16 he was in there for a very long time ... for robbery at a train station."
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The two boys were part of a group of eight mainly Pacific Islander youths charged with attacking the family, including a 66-year-old father and a 62-year-old mother, and friends walking home from a Sabbath dinner.
Five of them were hospitalised with broken bones, concussion and bleeding on the brain.
The two 17-year-olds were arrested and charged with affray. They were refused bail in court yesterday.
A 23-year-old was also arrested and charged but was released to appear in court in December.
Senior police said those allegedly involved in the attack had no connection to Islam.
Meanwhile, the family that was attacked has called for tolerance.
"People should be free to walk the streets in safety, without fear of being attacked because of the colour of their skin or the race to which they belong," they said.
"We are concerned about the need for the education of future generations about the importance of goodwill and tolerance."
TWO Sydney teenagers accused making racial taunts during an alleged assault on a Jewish family and two of their friends were on bail at the time for assaulting a police officer.
Just weeks before allegedly calling the group "f...ing Jews" and assaulting them, the two 17-year-olds were charged with using unlawful violence against Constable Chun-Yuan Shieh and a number of others at Coogee beach on a Saturday at 11pm.
They were also charged with affray for assaulting the police officer in the execution of his duty on September 7.
The pair were part of a group of eight mainly Pacific Islander youths who have been charged with attacking the family and friends walking home from a Sabbath Dinner just after midnight on Saturday morning at Bondi. A 23-year-old was arrested and charged on the night before being released to appear in court on December 3.
The remaining five are still being hunted by police who are now scouring CCTV footage in the area near Blair and Glenayr Streets where the attack took place.
A 27-year-old man, his father, 66, and mother, 62 along with two other males aged 48 and 39, all ended up being hospitalised after the attack suffering from concussion, fractured bones, bleeding on the brain and serious abrasions
The mother of one of the accused said her son was not a racist and she works at a Jewish nursing home.
She said her son struggles with alcohol addiction and only got out of juvenile detention last week.
"He's been in a lot of trouble," she said yesterday.
"When he's at home he's not racist but when they get together they like to pick on people, it only takes drinking."
Her son is part of a "gang" that often uses her residence as a place to sleep.
"What can I do? I've already told him not to drink but you can only do so much.
"I'm really, really upset. I'm worried about him because I haven't seen him ... He's a loving boy. He's like Dr Jekkyl an Mr Hyde.
"I spoke to him (Sunday) night, I said 'boy you're naughty' and he said 'yeah mum but it's not my fault'.
"According to my son, he stops the fights."
The mother said the gang had been drinking at a party on Bondi Beach on the night of the alleged bashing and described his friendship with the co-accused as "very, very, very, very close."
"He's just got out of (juvenile detention) last week.
"When he was 16 he was in there for a very long time ... for robbery at a train station."
The two teenagers were yesterday refused bail when they appeared in Bidura children's court and ordered to reappear next month.
Senior police emphasised that those allegedly involved in the attack had nothing to do with any Islamic movements
The family also released a statement calling for tolerance.
"We thank God that we are alive,'' the family said.
"Our overriding concern is that such an attack should not happen again - to anyone. Our objective at this time is not vengeance, but justice and concern. We want justice to be done in regard to the perpetrators. And we are concerned about the need for the education of future generations about the importance of goodwill and tolerance, and the need for society to embrace those concepts. We would like to see proactive measures in that regard.
"People should be free to walk the streets in safety, without fear of being attacked because of the colour of their skin or the race to which they belong.
"We wish to thank the police for their fast response on the night of the incident, as well as St Vincent's Hospital emergency staff, the ambulance service, the shopkeepers who offered assistance, the locals who tried to help, the hotel bouncers who eventually came to our aid. We also thank the Premier, Opposition Leader, ministers, shadow ministers, MPs and leaders of the many faith groups and organisations across the wider community which have expressed support and concern. We also thank friends and members of the community. The support is deeply appreciated and reminds us that what occurred is not what Australia is about.
The Jewish community is still in shock over the attack."
