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A man shot dead after setting himself on fire in a McDonald´s carpark doused himself and his partner in fuel and threatened to immolate them before the fatal shooting, an inquest has been told.
The final terrifying moments of Omid Molayee´s life as he tried to reconcile his estranged relationship with his partner were revealed at Brisbane Coroners Court, as an inquest into the Iranian migrant´s death kicked off on Monday.
Nineteen witnesses - all of them police - are due to give evidence at the four-day inquest in Brisbane.
Witness footage reveals the moment police are forced to shoot a man - who set himself on fire - dead at a McDonald's car park at Sunnybank Hills in Brisbane
Molayee, an Iranian refugee, was shot dead on April 6, 2020, at a McDonald´s in Sunnybank, in Brisbane´s south after setting himself on fire and running at police.
Detective Sergeant Theresea Downey, one of the investigating officers, told the court that Molayee had exhibited 'jealous' behaviours towards his then partner Sara Pooyan during their relationship.
The pair initially met online in 2018 and a year later Molayee moved from South Australia and began living with Ms Pooyan and her three children.
Sergeant Downey
