County Court Merciful Judge Liz Gaynor has stuffed up again,if the alleged murderer of the Deer Park Post Office, is the same Riad Barbor is the same scumbag that held the Melbourne hotel in a terrifying robbery sometime back, articles read below.
1. HeraldSun
Jail for ‘terrifying’ robbery
A FORMER soldier who conspired to steal more than $100,000 from a Melbourne hotel in a violent holdup, has been jailed for five years.
Riad Barbour, 28, a former Syrian soldier pleaded guilty to four charges of armed robbery, aggravated burglary, false imprisonment and possessing drugs.
Judge Liz Gaynor told Barbour that he had planned the armed robbery of the Olympic Hotel in suburban Preston on January 12 where his brother Fahed worked as a security guard.
The court heard that Riad Barbour had donned a balaclava, latex gloves and was carrying a fake pistol when he burst into the hotel and, pointing the gun at his brother, told patrons to lie down on the floor. He then marched into the manager’s office and demanded money.
Judge Gaynor said she had seen the CCTV tape of the holdup and “it’s clear you behaved in a violent and terrifying way”.
The judge said that Barbour was under pressure at home from his sister and his wife because he did not earn enough money as a cleaner and car detailer.
The court also was told that while visiting his homeland of Syria in 1997 Barbour was apprehended at the airport and told he had to undertake two years of national service.
During his subsequent time engaged in hand-to-hand fighting with Hezbollah he was shot in the leg and also saw the commanding officer standing next to him fatally shot in the head.
Judge Gaynor said she believed it was unlikely Barbour would re-offend. His relationship with his wife had improved while his sister was now shunned by the extended family in Australia, she said.
She sentenced him to five years for the four charges.
Barbour will be eligible for parole after serving two-and-a-half-years.
The judge said that the 227 days Barbour had already been behind bars would come off his sentence
From: HeraldSun
September 04, 2008
Former soldier charged over death of Deer Park post office owner
• by: Paul Anderson with AAP
• From: AAP, Herald Sun
• December 09, 2011 12:00AM
UPDATE 2.25pm: A FORMER Syrian soldier accused of murdering a Deer Park post office owner was allegedly armed with a knife and a modified table leg, court documents show.
Riad Barbour, 32, made a brief appearance before Magistrate Donna Bakos today charged with a single count of murdering Dzung Nguyen on the night of December 6.
Mr Nguyen’s family discovered his body at the shop about 8.45pm.
It is alleged Mr Barbour murdered Mr Nguyen, 48, during an armed robbery.
Apart from the murder charge, Mr Barbour also faces one count of armed robbery.
It is alleged he robbed $12,298 while armed with a knife and “modified wooden table leg”.
The court was told Mr Barbour, a former Syrian soldier who owns a Bacchus Marsh milkbar, suffered from asthma and blood-pressure and has injuries to his left hand and the right side of his head.
Prosecutor Luke Exell said the case brief would take about three months to compile.
This was longer than normal because there was a “complex scene to be examined”, Mr Exell said.
Magistrate Donna Bakos remanded him in custody until his next court appearance, scheduled for April 13 next year.
