By Brendan Rees
A horrific knife attack of a security guard from Hampton Park has been captured on CCTV during Melbourne’s Bourke Street terror attack on Friday 9 November.
The shocking footage shows a man identified as Hassan Khalif Shire Ali brandishing a knife and launching at the 24-year-old SecureCorp guard as he stood at the front of a shopping centre.
The security guard can be seen using a radio as he looks to his left on Bourke Street, before Shire Ali runs towards him on his right wielding the knife.
At that moment, Shire Ali launches the knife at the security guard as he helplessly tries to defend himself by raising his arms. The disturbing footage last a few seconds before Shire Ali chases the security guard in a foyer.
Blood can be seen dropping onto the marble floor as the security runs for safety in the building before the footage ends.
The young man was taken to the Royal Melbourne Hospital with non-life threatening injuries and released on Sunday 11 November.
SecureCorp management declined to provide any footage, images or details that identified the employee, saying “Anonymity is an integral safety issue for our frontline staff.”
“The officer was hurt in the line of duty and has received medical care as well as support for himself and his family through our Employee Assistance Program,” a statement from SecureCorp said.
“He is recovering well and has requested that his personal details are not released and we respect his wishes.”
The stabbing incident in the CBD left one person dead and is being treated as terror related after emergency services responded to reports of a car fire in Bourke Street about 4.10pm.
It’s alleged as police officers got out of their vehicle, they were confronted by a male who began a physical altercation with them.
The man allegedly fled on foot and was chased by police; he then lunged at police with a knife.
“Police shot the 30-year-old and he was taken to hospital in a critical condition but he has since died,” a Victoria Police spokesperson said.
Counter Terrorism Command in conjunction with the Homicide Squad will investigate the incident but police do not perceive any ongoing threats at this stage.
