He was a hard working, friendly boy, says family

By Angela Cuming
April 17, 2005
The Sun-Herald
Grief ... Brother Farogh Ghaderi and mother Aysheh

Grief ... Brother Farogh Ghaderi and mother Aysheh
Photo: Steve Lunam

The family of a 25-year-old man gunned down in The Rocks early yesterday were still in shock last night, refusing to believe that he was the victim of a gangland killing.

Naser Ghaderi, a painter of Kurdish Iranian descent from North Parramatta, was one of six brothers and sisters who came to Australia 12 years ago.

"We are all in shock," said his brother Farogh Ghaderi.

"We still can't believe it. We don't know why it has happened. He was a hard working, friendly boy with lots of friends. He was always out with his friends. They were very close."

The Ghaderi family said Naser had spent the evening with his girlfriend, Gina, at her home at Brighton-le-Sands. Gina was three months pregnant and the pair were planning to marry.

"They were very serious and he was thinking about getting married," Farogh said.

"He had spoken to Gina's family and was going to ask their permission to be married."

Naser's friend and flatmate, Pijman Sisan, said Naser belonged to a tight circle of friends, but had never been a member of any gang.

Mr Sisan said Naser had met friends in the city and had stopped to look at a vehicle recently fitted with a Sony PlayStation, when the shooting happened.

"The driver of the car was loading a game [in the Playstation]," Mr Sisan said.

"He at first thought it was a firecracker going off because there was a pop, pop, pop sound.

"Then the people inside the car saw the windows shatter, and looked up and saw Naser fall to the ground. They didn't see who was in the other car or who was doing the shooting."

Mr Sisan said he was still struggling to come to terms with the loss of a dear friend.

"Naser was famous for his smiley face," Mr Sisan said.

"His family went and saw him this morning at the Glebe morgue and he was still smiling.

"It is like being in a bad dream but it is worse than a bad dream because the nightmare comes and goes. I have to live with it forever."


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