Perth woman allegedly assaulted by freed detainee confronts minister over removal of man’s ankle bracelet

Ninette Simons, 73, tells immigration minister Andrew Giles she and 76-year-old husband Phillip feel they have been let down

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A Perth grandmother allegedly assaulted by a freed immigration detainee has asked the immigration minister why the man’s ankle monitoring bracelet was removed weeks before the alleged attack.

Ninette Simons, 73, and her 76-year-old husband, Phillip, were allegedly violently assaulted by three men during a home invasion on 19 April, during which Ninette was beaten and $200,000 in jewellery was stolen.

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