Ex-detainee to Fight Allegations He Bashed Grandmother

An immigration detainee whose release sparked national outrage after he was accused of brutally bashing a grandmother is likely to plead not guilty to the alleged crime. Majid Jamshidi Doukoshkan, 43, was freed from detention following a controversial High Court ruling in November. Police have accused him, two other men and a woman of impersonating police officers on April 16 so as to get access to the Perth home of grandmother Ninette Simons, 73, and her 76-year-old husband, Phillip. Once inside, it is alleged they violently beat Mrs. Simons and stole more than $200,000 in jewellery. Mr. Doukoshkan is charged with aggravated assault, burglary, robbery, impersonating a public officer and unlawfully detaining a person to gain benefit....