Police execute search warrant at one Sydney nurse's home

Police have searched the home of one of the two Sydney nurses allegedly boasting that they will kill Israeli patients.

Officers from Strike Force Pearl executed a search warrant on the Bankstown home of Ahmad Rashad Nadir just after 6pm yesterday, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.

It’s not believed there has been a search of the home of the second nurse from the video, Sarah Abu Lebdeh.

NSW Police at the Bankstown home of one of the nurses embroiled in the antisemitic video.(Sky News)

Nadir and Lebdeh were immediately stood down when their comments came to light on Wednesday.

Police swiftly interviewed other staff on shift at the time the video was recorded and seized CCTV from the hospital.

Initial Inquiries have shown that there is no indication of Jewish patients being mistreated at the hospital. 

Speaking on 2GB on Thursday, Police Commissioner Karen Webb said the investigation would hinge on the full unedited video to be provided by Veifer.

“We need this to be watertight and critical to that is the evidence from the influencer,” she said.

She said police had not spoken to either of the nurses seen in the video, but had been in contact with their lawyers.

Both Nadir and Lebdeh have not faced any charges for criminal offenses, and Webb mentioned that the decision to press charges would be based on the collected evidence.

Nurse offers apology via lawyer

Nadir’s lawyer, Mohamad Sakr, issued a public apology on Wednesday and said his client was “very emotional”.

“My client sends a very sincere apology to not only that individual but to the Jewish community as a whole,” Sakr said.

“He understands what has happened, he’s trying to make amends for what has happened.

“He has never had any involvement with the legal system regarding criminal issues; he has a history of good conduct, so it is regrettable that he is now in this situation.

“He is very emotional, I’ve suggested he seek some treatment.

”He has apologised for the action, for his words.”

How did the video appear?

The original video that sparked the investigation was posted by Veifer on TikTok about 3am AEDT on Wednesday.

Veifer has a significant following exceeding 100,000 individuals on the platform and frequently shares videos where he engages in conversations with strangers using the online video chat application Chatruletka.

“The platform pairs people randomly for a video chat, with only a country and gender specified by the user,” the eSafety website says. 

“No names, friend lists or conversation histories are stored, so finding people again is purely left to chance.”

Their conversation is believed to have been filmed on Tuesday night while the nurses were working at Bankstown Hospital in Sydney’s south-west.

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