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Ahmed al Ahmed, who was hailed as a hero for disarming one of the alleged perpetrators of the deadly Bondi Beach shooting, has been charged with assault. Australian media reported that the 44-year-old is accused of assaulting his father in March. The charges against him include domestic violence, common assault, stalking, and intimidation. The Bondi Beach attack in December resulted in 15 deaths and dozens of injuries.
He has denied the allegations, telling broadcaster ABC they were "not true at all".
The Bondi attack was Australia's deadliest mass shooting since 1996. Police declared it a terrorist incident targeting the Jewish community.
Footage from the mass shooting at an event to mark Hanukkah showed Ahmed wrestling a gun from one of the alleged attackers.
He was shot several times in the process and subsequently visited by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in hospital, who called him the "best of our country".
A fundraiser to support him raised more than $1.7m.
Ahmed is due to appear in Sydney's Bankstown Local Court on 29 June.
