Security Guard To Fight Murder Charge On Mental Health Grounds

A security guard has admitted to stabbing his boss and friend in a Sydney apartment building, but will fight the charge of murder on mental health grounds, his lawyer said.
Jawid Jawid, 41, was taken into custody on Thursday evening following the brutal killing of Mohammed Bashir Zaheer, 44, who was the building manager at the Mirage apartment block in Pyrmont.
He was found slumped in a lift covered in blood after allegedly being stabbed, causing devastation in his tight-knit community. 
Mohammed Bashir Zaheer (pictured) was stabbed to death on Thursday morning. He is pictured six months ago at a family wedding
Alleged killer Jawid Jawid, 41, (pictured) sparked a citywide manhunt before he was arrested on Thursday night and later charged with murder
Mr Jawid has been charged with his murder and faced the Parramatta Bail Court on Saturday wearing a white hospital gown.
Multiple sources told Daily Mail Australia the pair have known each other for more than 20 years, meeting in India after leaving Kabul in Afghanistan and moving to Australia in the late 1990s.
Mr Jawid's lawyer, Zemarai Khatiz, said he will contest the charge of murder on mental health grounds, the reported.
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'The charge of murder will be defended, his state of mind at the relevant time will be a very relevant factor,' Mr Khatiz said.
'My client's version, he was psychologically abused by the victim for about five years.
'We will also be relying on mental health defences in relation to the matter.
'He is admitting to the act of stabbing him but in relation to whether it will be murder or manslaughter that will be a matter for the trial.' 
The lawyer also argued that Mr Jawid had been suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder after fleeing war-torn Afghanistan.
Jawid (pictured) was arrested on Macquarie Street in Parramatta in Sydney's west on Thursday night
The court heard Mr Jawid had been admitted to hospital eight times over mental health issues, and two weeks earlier had tried to take his own life.
The revelation came after police claimed they found Mr Jawid unconscious and intoxicated on a Parramatta street before his arrest. 
Mr Zaheer's family say he was a respected member of the Afghan community and ran Four Star Security since 2001 after arriving in Australia with barely a penny to his name.
His ex-brother-in-law Jamil 'AJ' Hefan told Daily Mail Australia he was a 'perfect man'.
'We are all so proud of him. Everyone loved him, no one had a bad word to say about him - I challenge anyone to say anything bad about him,' he said.
'You want perfect? He was the perfect man... He was the light of our family and our community.'
AJ said Mr Zaheer worked at Mirage for $10 cash-in-hand more than 15 years ago and worked his way up to management, and amassed a large property portfolio.
 Police tape outside the unit block (pictured) where Mr Zaheer was found with multiple stab wounds at 8am on Thursday
Police tape is seen around the apartment block in Pyrmont, Sydney, on Thursday (pictured)
A body is wheeled out of the apartment block on Thursday afternoon (pictured) after Mr Zaheer's death
Tragedy also struck the family less than two months ago after Mr Zaheer's father died in New York he was unable to attend the funeral due to the coronavirus travel ban.
AJ told reporters Mr Zaheer was a pillar of the Afghan community who worked tirelessly as a penniless immigrant to build his 'empire'.
'Bashir started working here [at the Mirage] for $10 and hour cash, sleeping only four hours a night, https://wiki.foxtrotbreedables.com/index.php?title=Blistered_And_Hungry:_Afghans_Walk_Hundreds_Of_Kilometres_For_Peace working his way up,' he said.
'He started with nothing and did everything with hard work, now he owns more than 20 units all over Sydney.'
Mr Jawid did not apply for bail and the matter was adjourned until September 22 at Central Local Court.
Family said Mr Zaheer (pictured) was a pillar of the Afghan community who worked tirelessly as a penniless immigrant to build his 'empire'
Mr Zaheer (pictured) on a trip to the Blue Mountains about seven years ago as he was working his way up the security industry ladder




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