Final moments of security guard before he was allegedly coward punched and killed at a pub

Friends of a security guard who was allegedly killed after being punched in the head have revealed they met him for lunch just hours before he died.

Mousa Al-Zaher, 30, was on his second shift at the Royal Hotel in Sutherland, south Sydney, when he was allegedly punched in the head at 2am on Sunday.

Mr Al-Zaher had just recently moved to Australia from Saudi Arabia to study and work.

Fatima Jaber told 7News he had met Mr Al-Zaher for lunch on the day his friend was allegedly killed.

Friends of security guard Mousa Al-Zaher (pictured) who was allegedly killed in a coward punch attack have revealed they met him shortly before he died

Mousa Al-Zaher, 30, was on his second shift at the Royal Hotel in Sutherland (pictured), south Sydney , when he was allegedly punched in the head at 2am on Sunday

‘Nobody deserves this, especially somebody who is in a foreign country to them and is just here to make a living,’ he said.

Mr Al-Zaher’s colleague Tala Poasa said the security guard should have been better protected.

‘Security should always have a second person. It’s very sad,’ he said.

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Emergency services were called to the venue and attempted to treat Mr Al-Zaher at the scene, but were unable to save him.

The alleged attacker, Brian Edmund Brown, 31, had been drinking in the pub and had been asked to leave before the assault, police allege.

Brown, who is believed to have served in the military, was taken to Sutherland Police Station and charged with assault occasioning death.

His case was briefly mentioned at Sutherland Local Court on Monday, but he did not apply for bail and will remain behind bars until his next court appearance in April.

Ms Jaber said when she heard her friend had died ‘it was just devastation and shock’.

‘Like, honestly, I didn’t believe it… it’s not fair,’ she said.

Mr Poasa said the alleged attacker ‘should have just listened to him when he tapped him on the shoulder and (said) it was time for him to leave’.

Local Police Superintendent Craig Middleton said ‘It’s just a tragedy all round for the families involved.’

Mr Al-Zaher’s friends are trying to raise funds to cover the cost of his funeral, while staff at the hotel planning a memorial for him on Wednesday.

The pub owners released a statement saying ‘The Royal Hotel Sutherland is deeply saddened by the tragic events that transpired in the early hours of (Sunday) morning, extending its heartfelt condolences.’

Some people have left flowers outside the venue, with one man expressing his shock at what happened.

‘I heard a lady screaming at the top of her lungs and then all of a sudden, I popped out and there were police cars everywhere,’ he said.

Mr Al-Zaher’s friend Fatima Jaber (pictured) had met him for lunch just hours before his death

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