A Middle Eastern man with a history of violence has been charged with raping and robbing a teenage girl at knifepoint at a train station in Sydney’s west.
Police allege Abdullah Allywa, 37, approached the girl at Lidcombe train station at 10am on Sunday and took her to a carpark nearby where he allegedly took out a knife, stole her phone and sexually assaulted her.
He was arrested at Alice Street, Newtown, on Monday and charged with aggravated sexual assault of a person under 16 and armed robbery with an offensive weapon.
Abdullah Allywa, 37, allegedly sexually assaulted and robbed a girl, 15, at knifepoint after approaching her at Lidcombe train station in Sydney at 10am on Sunday.
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On Tuesday Allywa faced Newtown Local Court where Magistrate Alexander Mijovich refused him bail, saying Allywa “has a history of violence and a custodial sentence is highly likely”, The Sydney Morning Herald reported.
“Protection of the community is paramount, cause has not been shown [for release], and bail is refused,” the magistrate said.
The court heard Allywa had convictions for approaching strangers, including a young girl at a train station armed with scissors, another young girl at a shopping centre, and a young man at a train station who he asked to suck his penis while armed with a knife.
“He seems to have no regard for public safety given his offending occurred in broad daylight in a car park. It’s very brazen offending. The accused is dangerous to have in the community,” the prosecutor said.
The accused’s lawyer had argued for bail, saying her client needed to care for sick family members, and get treatment for schizophrenia and an intellectual disability.
Allywa will face court again on April 9.
Header image: Left, right, Allywa being arrested in Newtown (NSW Police).
