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ABC News
05-06-2025
- ABC News
Man jailed for four years over stabbing of former reality TV contestant at birthday party
A man who "savagely" attacked and stabbed a former Bachelorette contestant, who was working as a topless waiter at a 60th birthday party, has been jailed for at least four years. Abdul Kadws Mohammad Amin, 27, of Prospect, was previously found guilty by a District Court jury of a charge of causing harm with the intent to cause harm by stabbing the former Bachelorette contestant in August 2021. The court heard Paddy Colliar had been hired as a topless waiter to provide "entertainment and fun for the party". In sentencing on Thursday, District Court Judge Ian White said Amin had "reacted in a rage" when he attacked Mr Colliar, in the early hours of August 8, 2021. "At about 1:15am … you became involved in a heated argument with your girlfriend's sister when you had your hands at her throat," he said. "Mr Colliar noticed this and immediately intervened. "You then, in my view, deliberately and swiftly stabbed him in the back-left region of his lower back — by miracle no major organs were affected by your unlawful stabbing. "It was a savage and unwarranted response by you." Judge White said Amin, who grinned from the dock throughout the sentencing hearing, made the "deliberate choice" to stab Mr Colliar "based on [his] simmering dislike" throughout the evening. "You continued your dislike of him in court whilst he was giving evidence by somehow trying to intimidate him by moving as close as you could in the dock to the witness box and staring intently at him," he said. Judge White said Amin's "disrespect towards women [had] re-emerged" on the night of the offending. "[Mr Colliar] is justifiably proud for his intervention in your disgraceful behaviour toward your girlfriend's sister, even at the great cost it came to him," he said. Judge White said he took Amin's personal circumstances into consideration when considering the appropriate sentence and noted that he was part of a "good and highly-successful family" and that "it is plain" he is "intelligent". However, he said he found "there is little to inspire confidence in your rehabilitation at the moment". "Unfortunately, I still consider you to be potentially very dangerous towards those that you do not like," he said. The court previously heard Amin did not accept, but respected, the verdict reached by the jury. Judge White sentenced Amin to six years imprisonment with a non-parole period of four years. The sentence was backdated to when he was taken into custody on March 4, 2025.
Sydney Morning Herald
23-05-2025
- Sydney Morning Herald
Ex-Bachelor contestant reveals emotional toll of stabbing attack
National Ex-Bachelor contestant Paddy Colliar has told a court of the emotional rollercoaster he felt after realising he could have been killed in a stabbing attack in Adelaide's north.
The Age
23-05-2025
- The Age
Ex-Bachelor contestant reveals emotional toll of stabbing attack
National Ex-Bachelor contestant Paddy Colliar has told a court of the emotional rollercoaster he felt after realising he could have been killed in a stabbing attack in Adelaide's north.
ABC News
23-05-2025
- ABC News
Reality TV contestant stabbed at birthday party was protecting woman, court hears
A reality tv personality was being a "good Samaritan" when he was stabbed while protecting a woman at a 60th birthday celebration, a court has heard. Abdul Kadws Mohammad Amin, 27, of Prospect, was previously found guilty by jury of an aggravated count of causing harm with the intent to cause harm over the August 2021 stabbing. On Friday, a written victim impact statement was read to the court on behalf of Paddy Colliar, who had been hired to work as a topless waiter at the event. Mr Colliar, who has a large social media following and has appeared on reality television shows including The Bachelorette, FBoy Island and Bachelor in Paradise, said he wanted Amin to be punished for his actions. "Initially I felt numb when I realised I had been stabbed, but then when it sank in and I understood I could have been killed, I was devastated," he said. "I still feel enormous relief for the young woman who may have been seriously hurt by this man, and I'm proud of what I did to help her." In his statement, Mr Colliar, who was not present in the courtroom, wrote that Amin subjected guests at the party to "horrors". "There were adults, including grandparents, at the party who should not have been exposed to such horrors — and there were also children." Prosecutor Matt DeLorme told the court the only appropriate sentence was a term of imprisonment, and that Amin had a history of other offending. "This offending occurred in circumstances where the accused was assaulting a female and Mr Colliar intervened to protect the female from assault, in my submission, a true good Samaritan act, in every essence of the phrase, and he was stabbed for it," he said. Mr DeLorme also condemned Amin's actions throughout the trial, in which he showed "disrespect" to both the victim and court. "His behaviour in court during the proceedings was demonstrative of a lack of responsibility and accountability for his own conduct," he said. District Court Judge Ian White agreed with the submission, and said he also noticed Amin was "staring intently" at Mr Colliar "during the entirety of his evidence". "I noticed his behaviour when the victim was giving evidence was, in my view, an attempt to intimidate the victim as much as he could," he said. "Mr Colliar did not seek to have his evidence heard in another way and he continued his brave … and dignified conduct … under that pressure." Defence lawyer Aaron Fornarino, on behalf of Amin, told the court there "is very little I can say" but that "Mr Amin maintains that he did not stab Mr Colliar". "Nevertheless, Mr Amin does accept the jury's finding as very serious," he said. Mr Fornarino said the offending was "impulsive", however, Judge White disagreed and said he found Amin had shown dislike for Mr Colliar throughout the evening. "I think it had the background of the simmering dislike of Mr Colliar from the moment he met him outside," he said. Outside court, Amin's family said they still supported their son, who they described as "very sick". Amin will be sentenced next month.
