A father has revealed the horrific moment he woke to find an allegedly ‘ISIS inspired’ burqa clad woman screaming in his lounge room before violently stabbing him in the neck.
Roger Singaravelu was hosting Momena Shoma as part of a homestay program when the terrifying incident unfolded in February.
The 24-year-old Bangladesh student allegedly pierced a kitchen knife into the 56-year-old’s neck and shoulder as she screamed ‘Allahu Akbar’, an Islamic phrase meaning ‘God is great’, in the Melbourne family home.
A father reveals horrific moment he woke to find an allegedly ‘ISIS inspired’ burqa clad woman screaming in his lounge room before violently stabbing him in the neck (scars pictured)
Roger Singaravelu (pictured) was hosting Momena Shoma as part of a homestay program when the terrifying incident unfolded in February this year
The 24-year-old Bangladesh student (pictured) allegedly pierced a kitchen knife into the 56-year-old’s neck and shoulder as she screamed ‘Allahu Akbar’ repetitively at Melbourne home
‘I’m just scared somebody is going to come and kill me, hurt my daughter as well,’ Mr Singaravelu told A Current Affair.
The accused woman, who arrived in the country in February, was reportedly quiet and would feed herself dinner under her burqa at the Mill Park home, where Mr Singaravelu’s five-year-old daughter lived.
The father revealed the 24-year-old accused terrorist would hide away in her bedroom using the computer to communicate with people every hour of the day, the program reported.
Earlier this week Melbourne Magistrates Court heard Shoma, who was charged with engaging in a terrorist act, ‘practised’ the frenzied attack on a mattress.
It was reported the Bangladeshi national, who was going to study linguistics at La Trobe University, was cornered by Mr Singaravelu’s neighbours after the wounded father ran out of the house covered in blood and crying for help.
Mr Singaravelu claims a knife the student allegedly used was large kitchen knife similar to this (pictured)
The father (pictured) revealed he is scared someone might hurt his five-year-old daughter
It was reported Mr Singaravelu’s neighbours found the wounded father lying in a pool of blood after he ran out of the house crying for help after the alleged attack
Neighbours soon found the man lying in a pool of blood in the garage.
It’s also alleged the Bangladeshi student discussed her radicalisation during a police interview and spoke of her motivations immediately after the stabbing.
Shoma will face a pre-trial committal hearing on August 1 to determine if she stands trial.
The 24-year-old allegedly made full admissions to police after the stabbing (scene pictured) and said she was ‘acting on behalf of the Caliphate’
Shoma (pictured) will face a pre-trial committal hearing on August 1 to determine if she stands trial
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