Ak Mohammad Hanif Bin Pg Abd Wahab: Armed ‘ninja’ guilty of home invasion attack on Yangebup grandparents

A 37-year-old man who wore a ninja outfit and was heavily armed in a bizarre attack on his elderly neighbours has been found guilty of all charges against him. Ak Mohammad Hanif Bin Pg Abd Wahab went on trial in the District Court of WA last week, charged with going armed so as to cause terror and aggravated assault, given his victims were aged over 60. Teresa Urbaniak was throwing a ball for her dogs in a Yangebup park around 10.40pm on New Year’s Eve in 2024 when the accused — who lived just a few doors down — “ran out of the shadows” and attacked her, prosecutor Jennifer Negus said. He was clad entirely in black, including a balaclava, carrying knuckle dusters and a throwing star, and had two sai — a type of Japanese melee weapon — strapped to his wrists. When Ms Urbaniak ran back to her Sandpiper Loop house seeking help from her husband Piotr Urbaniak, Mr Pg Abd Wahab chased her and a violent struggle between the men ensued, Ms Negus said. Mr Urbaniak restrained Pg Abd Wahab in a citizen’s arrest until police arrived. Pg Abd Wahab then pulled a Taser from an officer’s holster and spat numerous times but was charged with only one count of assault public officer. Defence counsel Tom Percy had argued his client was high on magic mushrooms and cannabis, and went to the park seemingly “paranoid” from the drugs, wearing a ninja outfit as he sometimes did. Mr Percy described “the whole night” as “a very unfortunate turn of events” and said his client didn’t mean to hurt anyone. Pg Abd Wahab was found guilty by a jury on Monday will be sentenced on April 22.