News about Zain Khan

Before a magistrate is coerced to shut down his microphone in court, a Bourke Street driver who allegedly ploughed into pedestrians goes on an extraordinary discussion about 'disgusting' prison life

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 15, 2024
Zain Khan, 26, appeared in September last year for the first time since she was arrested. Throughout the trial, he repeatedly said that his prison conditions were 'disgusting and filthy,' before the presiding magistrate begged for his microphone to be turned off. After reportedly pushed his car into pedestrians on Bourke Street, Melbourne, Mr Khan was charged with murder and attempted murder.

After Zain Khan was reportedly yelling him over, Bourke Street crash survivor Paul Kardis speaks out

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 12, 2023
A man who was injured during the deadly Bourke Street shooting is 'grateful' to have survived the tragedy. On Friday night, Paul Kardis was strolling through Melbourne's CBD with his brother when a vehicle mounted the footpath and sent him flying into the air. A Toyota driven by Zain Khan t-boned a white Hyundai and then rammed a grey Mazda at the intersection of Bourke and Russell streets, crashing four others, including Mr Kardis, on the footpath, according to police.

Bourke Street crash, John Haasz: Beloved grandfather and celebrated philanthropist identified as the man who died when hit by alleged killer Zain Khan

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 12, 2023
The elderly man who died on Bourke Street last Friday evening in Melbourne (pictured at left and right) reportedly slammed into his Hyundai (pictured at left) was identified. John Haasz, 76, was the grandfather and respected philanthropist and scholar.

Zain Khan, a Bourke Street gangster, comes inches from death as the alleged killers slams into another vehicle

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 11, 2023
Footage of the time the alleged Bourke Street killer slammed into another vehicle has surfaced as pedestrians rush out of the way. A Toyota is shown by CCTV showing a Toyota allegedly operated by Zain Khan t-boning a white Hyundai and then ramming a grey Mazda at the intersection of Bourke and Russell streets last Friday evening. As the two cars collide directly in front of a woman crossing the street miraculously avoids injury.

Zain Khan, the accused driver's bizarre Facebook messages surfaced, which was recalled on Bourke Street

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 11, 2023
Zain Khan, 26, who reportedly drove his mother's white Toyota Aurion down through Melbourne's CBD, ploughing into bystanders before colliding with two other vehicles around 6.20 p.m. on Friday. Among the suspected victims was a 76-year-old man from Brunswick, who died when Khan's car collided with his Hyundai at the intersection of Bourke and Russell Street. Two women are in the hospital with head injury and fractured bones, while another man is recovering from a fractured pelvic and a concussion. It's now confirmed that Khan, an ex-barber, made a series of strange and cryptic Facebook posts, one of which included a link to a'soul touching Quran recitation'. I am not mad.' And if so,' Khan captioned the story.

Zain Khan, a homicide suspect, reveals his son's gruesome past after being arrested over a Melbourne rampage

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 10, 2023
The convicted Bourke Street killer's mother has shared how her son battled with mental disorder and stopped taking his medication two months before allegedly executing a deadly attack. Zain Khan, 26, a father of nine children, allegedly carried his mother's white Toyota Aurion down through Melbourne's CBD, ploughing into bystanders before colliding with two other cars at 6.20 p.m. on Friday. Among the suspected victims was a 76-year-old man from Brunswick, who died as Khan's vehicle collided with his Hyundai at the intersection with Russell Street. Khan's mother, who did not wish to be identified, said her son was 'a humble son' and a "good boy" who became'sick.'

As a chilling snapshot shows him sitting on the roof of his smashed car and his mother speaks out, the suspected killer, 26, has been charged with murder in a deadly Bourke street crash

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 9, 2023
Zain Khan, 26, has been charged with one count of murder, three counts of attempted murder, three counts of intentional cause serious bodily harm, and two counts of conduct endangering life after the Bourke Street riots unfolded on Friday. He reportedly steered his mother's white Toyota sedan through a tram stop and into a crowd of pedestrians before colliding with two other vehicles at 6.20 p.m. After allegedly mowing down three pedestrians at a tram stop on the corner of Bourke and Swanston Streets, Victoria Police have alleged Khan accelerated the car. At Royal Melbourne Hospital, where police delayed interviewing Khan for at least 24 hours due to mental health issues. The 26-year-old was released in jail and is scheduled to appear in Melbourne Magistrates' Court on January 15, 2024, during an after-hours hearing on Saturday night.