Girrawheen home invasion: Ninette Simos snubbed by Anthony Albanese during his Perth visit

The elderly couple allegedly attacked by a released immigration detainee during a violent home invasion say they feel “sad and humiliated” because Prime Minister Anthony Albanese missed the chance to visit them while he was in town this week.

Perth couple Ninette Simons, 73, and her husband Phillip, 76, were allegedly robbed and attacked at their Girrawheen home on April 16 by three men, including Majid Jamshidi Doukoshkan, one of 154 detainees ordered by the High Court in November were released.

Ms Simons expressed her disappointment after Mr Albanese told reporters on Tuesday he would not take time out of his visit to Perth to meet them

He also did not make contact by phone, which the couple would have appreciated.

“We feel a little sad and humiliated that we were not that important today and were not on his agenda, despite what we suffered,” Ms. Simons said. The Western Australia.

“Everyone is scared because the inmates are walking around freely in our community. He could have taken some time off, it would have been nice to have some reassurance.”

Mrs Simons, who suffered serious facial bruises after being repeatedly punched while her husband was tied up and jumped on, said the couple were still suffering from trauma from the alleged attack.

Every “little noise” startles the couple, Ms. Simons said as she appealed for financial help to make their home safer.

‘We have worked hard and paid taxes all our lives. I have never received government subsidies, except now that we are retirees,” the cancer survivor said.

“Because we’ve lost everything now, we don’t know what to do.”

Anthony Albanese said he would not visit the retirees, but his heart went out to them

She said politicians focused on blaming each other rather than helping the couple.

The Simons are left with almost nothing after the accused perpetrators, who posed as police officers to gain entry, allegedly stole $200,000 in cash and jewelry.

On Tuesday, Mr Albanese admitted that a visit to the couple was not part of his planned itinerary, despite being in the city.

‘I have made it very clear that Ms Simons has been the victim of a terrible crime. The charges are now before the court for the three alleged perpetrators,” Albanese told reporters.

When asked if he would apologize to Ms Simons for what happened, the Prime Minister said his “heart goes out to her” and that “no one should be the subject of violence like Ninette Simons has had to endure.”

Ms Simons said Immigration Minister Andrew Giles was very apologetic when she bombarded him with questions during a phone call last week.

However, the only word she heard from local federal MP Anne Aly was an automated email response to their request for help in strengthening the security of their home.

Majid Jamshidi Doukoshkan, 43, was among 154 immigration detainees released by the Supreme Court in November

Doukoshkan, 43, appeared in court in February for alleged violations of the curfew, which was a condition of his release.

The charges were later dropped due to an administrative error.

Commonwealth prosecutors did not oppose bail, although the government previously said it did.

In March, the federal government’s Community Protection Board, a body that oversees released prisoners, ruled that Doukoshkan did not have to wear an electronic ankle bracelet that tracked his movements.

Mr Albanese defended Mr Giles against accusations that his deputy should have overruled the decision.

Doukoshkan was granted bail again by a Western Australian court just days before the alleged attack after being charged with a drug-related offence.