Fresh details emerge about the suburban life of the 19-year-old barber charged over the alleged six-hour gang rape of a teenage girl
Before he was accused of taking part in the six-hour gang rape of a Sydney teenager, Adam Abdul-Hamid lived a 'quiet' life with his family in social housing and worked as a barber.
Abdul-Hamid, 19, was arrested at a Housing Department property on Monaro Place in Heckenberg, in Sydney's southwest, at about 6am on Tuesday.
He was one of four males, along with a 14, 16 and 18-year-old, taken into custody over the alleged sexual assault of the 17-year-old girl on December 15, 2024.
Due to his age, he is the only accused person who Daily Mail Australia can name.
Dramatic police footage showed Strike Force Police, along with the Public Order and Riot Squad, breaking down the door as they executed a warrant at the Heckenberg property.
Abdul-Hamid was charged with five counts of aggravated sex assault - offender in company with other person/s.
The former Sadleir Public School student had been working as a barber in Liverpool at the time of his alleged offending.
A neighbour told Daily Mail Australia he was a 'pretty quiet' man and his family 'keep to themselves'.
When she last spoke to him a year ago, Abdul-Hamid told her he was working at Westfield Liverpool - the same shopping centre where his alleged victim's ordeal began in December.
Footage of Abdul-Hamid's arrest showed his family gathered outside the home as detectives escorted him to a police vehicle.
One male family member was heard screaming 'why... why are you arresting him' as Abdul-Hamid was led away from the property.
Other family members attempted to restrain the man as he continued to hurl insults at the officers.
'F**k your mothers,' the man said in Arabic before yelling 'all of you' in English.
A woman was also seen using her phone to film police as they arrested the 19-year-old.
'I'll go this way, don't touch me. Don't touch me. Don't touch me or sexual assault me,' the woman said.
As police loaded Abdul-Hamid into the back of the vehicle, the 19-year-old calmly told his family in Arabic: 'Don't say a word to anyone, yeah.'
The woman echoed Abdul-Hamid's words and responded in Arabic 'don't say a word to anyone' before yelling in English: 'Don't trust these dogs, you can't trust these f***ing dogs.'
In the December incident, the 17-year-old girl was allegedly approached by a 16-year-old boy at about 5.30pm at a shopping centre in Liverpool, 31km southwest of Sydney's CBD.
The 16-year-old allegedly followed the girl to her car and she reluctantly let him inside before he began sexually assaulting her.
A short time later, the male asked to be driven 5km to Wheat Park in Sadleir, to which the victim agreed on the understanding he would get out of the car when they arrived.
At the park, two other males entered the car, and they also allegedly sexually assaulted the girl.
A fourth male then arrived in another vehicle, and the sexual assault continued as the girl was driven around.
The six-hour ordeal ended at about 11.30pm when the males departed and left the girl in her car.
The teenager immediately contacted a friend who took her to Liverpool Police Station to report the attack.
The two younger males faced a children's court that same month, while months of investigation led to the two older alleged offenders being arrested on Tuesday.
Officers arrested a 16-year-old boy at a home in Condell Park in southwest Sydney, on December 20, 2024.
He was taken to Bankstown Police Station where he was charged with 24 offences including nine counts of sexual intercourse without consent and eight counts of aggravated sex assault - offender in company with other person/s.
Detectives arrested a 14-year-old boy at a home in Miller, also in Sydney's southwest, on the same day.
He was charged with 10 offences including seven counts of aggravated sex assault - offender in company with other person/s.
Both the 16-year-old and 14-year-old boys were refused bail and faced a children's court on December 21, 2024.
At about 6am on Tuesday, detectives, along with the Public Order and Riot Squad, simultaneously executed two warrants at homes in Sadleir and Heckenberg - both in Sydney's south-west.
Police arrested an 18-year-old man at the Sadleir property before taking him to Liverpool Police Station.
He was charged with nine counts of aggravated sex assault - offender in company with other person/s.
Abdul-Hamid was listed to appear for the first time at Liverpool Local Court on Wednesday morning following his arrest on Tuesday.
Abdul-Hamid's solicitor Muhammad Tehsledar told the court he did not require his client to appear via audio-visual link when the matter was heard.
Mr Tehseldar made no application for bail but said he would be making a release order application for Abdul-Hamid in coming days.
Outside court, Mr Tehseldar said Abdul-Hamid maintained his innocence and it would be inappropriate to make any further comment.
The case was adjourned to Campbelltown Local Court on August 13.
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