Bondi Beach shooting hero's assault charges dropped by police in Australia - BBC News

Police charged Ahmed al Ahmed in June after an alleged incident with his father at a Sydney home.

Image source, ABC News/Jamie McKinnellImage caption, Ahmed al Ahmed, outside a local Sydney court, welcomed the decision on Wednesday

A man who was hailed a hero for disarming one of the Bondi Beach shooters in December has had assault charges against him dropped by police.

Ahmed al Ahmed was charged in June with domestic violence common assault, as well as stalking and intimidation, after an alleged incident with his father in March at a home in southwest Sydney. Ahmed denied both charges.

On Wednesday, in a local Sydney court, prosecutors withdrew the charges after it was agreed that Ahmed would abide by an apprehended domestic violence order for 12 months, limiting his contact with his father.

Outside the court, Ahmed, 44, welcomed the development, telling reporters that he was a "free man" and that he hoped for "peace".