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| Hassan Khalif Shire Ali deluded and paranoid before Bourke Street attack, friends say | Hassan Khalif Shire Ali deluded and paranoid before Bourke Street attack, friends say |
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| People who knew the Bourke Street attacker, Hassan Khalif Shire Ali, say he suffered delusions and substance abuse problems in the lead-up to his terrorist attack in the centre of Melbourne on Friday, and believed he was being chased by “unseen people with spears”. | People who knew the Bourke Street attacker, Hassan Khalif Shire Ali, say he suffered delusions and substance abuse problems in the lead-up to his terrorist attack in the centre of Melbourne on Friday, and believed he was being chased by “unseen people with spears”. |
| Victoria police have also confirmed that two victims of Shire Ali’s attack in Melbourne are in a stable condition and recovering, as tributes continue to flow in for cafe owner Sisto Malaspina, 74, who was killed on Friday afternoon. | Victoria police have also confirmed that two victims of Shire Ali’s attack in Melbourne are in a stable condition and recovering, as tributes continue to flow in for cafe owner Sisto Malaspina, 74, who was killed on Friday afternoon. |
| The Bourke Street attacker drove a 4x4 vehicle loaded with gas bottles into Melbourne’s city centre, ignited the vehicle into a ball of flames, and then stabbed three people. Shire Ali was shot by police and later died in hospital. | The Bourke Street attacker drove a 4x4 vehicle loaded with gas bottles into Melbourne’s city centre, ignited the vehicle into a ball of flames, and then stabbed three people. Shire Ali was shot by police and later died in hospital. |
| Shire Ali came to Australia from Somalia in the 1990s. He had his passport cancelled in 2015, but was not being actively monitored before the attack, police said. | |
| Isse Musse, an imam who was a friend of Shire Ali’s family, told the Age on Saturday that Shire Ali had become increasingly “deluded”, estranged from his family and paranoid. | Isse Musse, an imam who was a friend of Shire Ali’s family, told the Age on Saturday that Shire Ali had become increasingly “deluded”, estranged from his family and paranoid. |
| “[He was] complaining he was being chased by unseen people with spears,” Musse said. “They don’t know if he’s taking drugs or what.” | “[He was] complaining he was being chased by unseen people with spears,” Musse said. “They don’t know if he’s taking drugs or what.” |
| Musse, who was close to Shire Ali’s family but not Shire Ali himself, said it seemed the man’s life had “spun out of control”. | Musse, who was close to Shire Ali’s family but not Shire Ali himself, said it seemed the man’s life had “spun out of control”. |
| He said the attacker, 30, had attended his mosque “many years ago, when he was 11 years old or so”, but hadn’t attended for the nearly 20 years since. | He said the attacker, 30, had attended his mosque “many years ago, when he was 11 years old or so”, but hadn’t attended for the nearly 20 years since. |
| On Saturday and Sunday, more information was also revealed about the other two victims of Shire Ali’s attack. | On Saturday and Sunday, more information was also revealed about the other two victims of Shire Ali’s attack. |
| Rod Patterson, 58, sustained a head injury on Friday and underwent surgery in hospital over the weekend. | Rod Patterson, 58, sustained a head injury on Friday and underwent surgery in hospital over the weekend. |
| On Saturday he posted a photo of himself in his hospital bed recovering well. | On Saturday he posted a photo of himself in his hospital bed recovering well. |
| Patterson, a businessman and past president of the South Launceston Football Club, has been praised by members of his community as well as the Tasmanian premier, Will Hodgman. | Patterson, a businessman and past president of the South Launceston Football Club, has been praised by members of his community as well as the Tasmanian premier, Will Hodgman. |
| Our thoughts are with a brave Tasmanian, Rod Patterson, his family and friends. A nicer bloke you wouldn’t meet. It’s not surprising he would step in to help others. We all wish him well. | Our thoughts are with a brave Tasmanian, Rod Patterson, his family and friends. A nicer bloke you wouldn’t meet. It’s not surprising he would step in to help others. We all wish him well. |
| The other victim was identified as a 24-year-old security guard who worked for the company SecureCorp. | The other victim was identified as a 24-year-old security guard who worked for the company SecureCorp. |
| A SecureCorp spokeswoman confirmed to the Age an employee of theirs had been stabbed in the neck but said he was in a stable condition. | A SecureCorp spokeswoman confirmed to the Age an employee of theirs had been stabbed in the neck but said he was in a stable condition. |
| One of the bystanders to the attack, dubbed “Trolley Man” for his actions in helping stop Shire Ali, has also been identified. | One of the bystanders to the attack, dubbed “Trolley Man” for his actions in helping stop Shire Ali, has also been identified. |
| Michael Rogers, a 46-year-old homeless man, was interviewed by Channel 7, and told a reporter that he was “no hero”. | Michael Rogers, a 46-year-old homeless man, was interviewed by Channel 7, and told a reporter that he was “no hero”. |
| “I threw the trolley straight at him, and I got him,” he said. “I didn’t quite get him down, though. I’m no hero.” | “I threw the trolley straight at him, and I got him,” he said. “I didn’t quite get him down, though. I’m no hero.” |
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