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Kurdish Immigrant killed at the front door
in Sydney
27.2.2006
By Nicolette Casella |
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Australia, Sydney, Feb 27, - More than six
years ago, Masoud Faroughi and his wife Amineh moved
from Iran to Australia to start a new life.
Not long after they arrived their only child, a son,
was born and they built a two-story mansion in
Kellyville.
The Kurdish couple made plenty of friends in the
area and Mr Faroughi, who has a PhD in science,
found part-time lecturing work at the University of
Western Sydney, supplemented by working as a taxi
driver.
Amineh worked from home as a beautician and as their
son grew older, he would often play with other
children who lived in the street.
So when Mr Faroughi's taxi was firebombed in
October, 2005 his neighbours were perplexed.
His execution - in the doorway of his home on
Saturday evening - has left them stunned.
Mr Faroughi, 37, was gunned down after opening the
front door of his Patya Circuit home at 8.15pm. His
wife and son were at home at the time.
Ambulance officers attempted to revive him but he
died at the scene.
Police said yesterday that no clear motive had been
established but they were pursuing two men, who were
last seen fleeing the street in a blue and metallic
silver four-wheel drive.
The home was abandoned yesterday as Amineh took
comfort at a family member's house.
One neighbour said the whole street was in shock.
"No one in the street would have a bad word to say
about them nor would they have expected anything
like this," she said.
"It is always quiet here. We were shocked when his
car was a blaze of fire last year and we are in
complete shock now.
"He was such a hard-working man. I remember one day
recently when it was 35 degrees and we all retreated
inside but he continued to clean the windows of the
house, prune the roses and mow the lawn. He was very
house proud."
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