The 19-year-old, named Harley Adams, has been charged with hate crime after allegedly threatening to blow up himself, the family next door, and the entire unit block in Morningside, a suburb of Brisbane, according to a 7News Brisbane report. An Indian family in Australia is so scared after a teenaged neighbour allegedly threatened to blow them up that they are considering breaking their lease and moving back to India.
Adams allegedly made the threats in the early hours of Monday. He was charged with three counts of making threats, serious vilification or hate crime, and was initially remanded in custody. As part of his bail conditions, he has been ordered to wear an electronic monitoring device.
The 19-year-old reportedly appeared apologetic after being told that no such complaint had been made.
He “made a number of abusive remarks and threats towards a family at a Morningside residential address,” Queensland Police said in a press release. Police prosecutor Sergeant Matt Kahler described the alleged incident as an “extraordinary racist outburst”. Adams wrongly believed that the Indian family had complained to the police about him, resulting in his eviction, according to Sergeant Kahler.
Adams appeared before Brisbane Magistrate’s Court via video link on Wednesday, where he was granted bail.
Indian family considers moving back to India
Because of Adams’ behaviour, police alleged, the court also heard that other residents in the unit complex had been breaking their leases and moving out.
