Imaddeen Sayed jailed for broad daylight machete murder of man at Perth petrol station

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15-05-2025

A man who killed another man with a machete in broad daylight outside a service station in Perth has been sentenced to life in prison for his murder.
WARNING: The following story contains details that may distress some readers.
Imaddeen Sayed took the machete to the Landsdale 7-11 service station in July 2023, after he heard his brother was in a fight.
Sayed found his brother and the victim in a "fighting stance", and the victim struck out at them both.
Sayed then attacked Atbin Razavianroudbarden, 22, with the machete, cutting through his collar bone and he bled to death.
Mr Razavianroudbarden's family paid tribute to him online in the wake of his death.
"Atbin was known for his kindness, selflessness and love for his family," they said.
"For those who were blessed to have crossed paths with him would know that he had an integrity that was unmatched.
"He was preparing for his sisters wedding at the end of the year, was about to begin his new FIFO job and was attempting to get his passport as he had planned a Bali trip with his friends."
Justice Stephen Lemonis said the victim did not have a weapon and when Sayed arrived, it was "two on one".
He said to Sayed "you raised the machete above your head and struck".
The "forceful blow with a machete was a completely unreasonable response," Judge Lemonis told him.
He also told the court he was not satisfied Sayed had an intention to kill Mr Razavianroudbarden, but to cause him severe injury, which was "always going to endanger his life".
There needed to be a deterrent to those who might want to use weapons to resolve disputes, Justice Lemonis said, and a strong message that the carrying of weapons in a public place "will not be tolerated".
Sayed was "familiar with the use of a machete", the court heard, through his work cutting roots as concreter.
He accepted Sayed, who did not cut the victim a second time, was genuinely remorseful.
After the attack, the "stress and realisation of what you'd done was immediately apparent", Justice Lemonis said.
He experienced "great distress" after the incident, the court heard, particularly when he found out Mr Razavianroudbarden had died.
Justice Lemonis paid tribute to those who tried to help the victim, including police officers, at what he said was a "gruesome scene".
Prosecutor Les Hobson had told the court witnesses were "stressed and traumatised" by what they'd seen.
He said it was the "senseless killing of a young man" who had no involvement with the offender.
Sayed must serve a minimum of 18 years in prison before he may be eligible for parole — a term backdated to July 2023.
Sayed, who is now 30, wept as the sentence was handed down.
The court heard he was born in Perth after his family emigrated from Afghanistan, had prior good character and had contributed to the community.
It is understood Sayed may appeal the murder conviction.