Mother of man shot dead by Brisbane police feared he could hurt someone and ‘end up dead’, inquest hears

Inquest hears Mohamad Ikraam Bahram’s mother told health workers he was not taking his schizophrenia medication before attack on tourist

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The mother of a man shot dead by police after stabbing a tourist in Brisbane’s central business district told healthcare workers that she was “concerned he would do something to someone and end up dead”, an inquest has heard.

Mohamad Ikraam Bahram was shot dead by police on 23 February 2020, after lunging at officers with a knife.

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