<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>More copycat posters in the style of artist Peter Drew have been plastered across </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/poster-of-accused-bondi-shooter-found-on-melbourne-street/09df070d-7f3c-4025-ad8e-d92993cc31b9" rel="" target="_blank" title="Melbourne after similar images of alleged Bondi gunman Naveed Akram"><span>Melbourne after similar images of alleged Bondi gunman Naveed Akram</span></a><span> were seen in the CBD.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Pictures of </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/bondi-shooting" rel="" target="_blank" title="accused shooter Akram"><span>accused shooter Akram</span></a><span> with the caption "Aussie" – imitating famous street artist Drew's "Aussie" series – were spotted in the Victorian capital yesterday, sparking a furious response from </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/melbourne" rel="" target="_blank" title="Melbourne's"><span>Melbourne's</span></a><span> mayor.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Now, images of the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/international-manhunt-for-man-accused-of-pouring-hot-coffee-on-baby-in-brisbane-ramps-up/20cce86d-3227-451c-959c-47603e06deef" rel="" target="_blank" title="man accused of throwing hot coffee on a baby in Brisbane"><span>man accused of throwing hot coffee on a baby in Brisbane</span></a><span> and jailed serial rapist Bilal Skaf with the same caption have appeared in Melbourne's inner south-east.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>EXCLUSIVE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/not-so-grey-nomads-south-australian-couple-allan-mercer-jess-smith-ditched-mortgage-and-rentals-for-life-on-the-road/c46712f9-d91b-4600-80ae-621757bfed51" target="_blank"><strong><span>The extraordinary lengths young Aussies are going to after being forced out of home ownership</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>ROYALS:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://honey.nine.com.au/royals/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-moves-out-royal-lodge-middle-night-after-epstein-files-release/d1aeb72a-b4d4-4be1-b7a8-cf7642555715" target="_blank"><strong><span>Andrew booted out of lodge in middle of the night</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Posters showing the CCTV image of the man accused of scalding baby Luka with hot coffee in 2024 were placed on a construction site wall on Chapel Street in Prahan.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A mug shot of </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/skaf-gang-rapist-demands-release-from-jail/032fead3-0cd0-46f5-8b40-da4b2ad03037" rel="" target="_blank" title="Skaf,"><span>Skaf,</span></a><span> who was jailed in 2002 for his part in a series of gang rapes in Sydney's south-west, was also posted to a wall on the same street.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/copycat-posters-found-prahan-melbourne-man-accused-of-throwing-coffee-on-baby-and-serial-rapist-bilal-skaf/11159090-ff0f-4b8b-80cd-7e2a4ff78cf0" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.nine.com.au/?rf=true" rel="" target="_blank" title="Nine.com.au"><span>Nine.com.au</span></a><span> has contacted the City of Stonnington for comment.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Melbourne Lord Mayor Nicholas Reece yesterday described the posters of Akram as "absolutely abhorrent".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"(Drew's) posters are a good example of the role contemporary street art can play in politics as a means of social activism," Reece said in a statement.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/heat-rule-australian-council-of-trade-unions-leads-push-for-tradies-to-stop-work-in-extreme-heat/7c21be95-9e1d-4e0a-aab2-bd8eec99867d" target="_blank"><strong><span>Why some tradies are calling for work to stop when it hits 29C</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>WATCH:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/ebike-sydney-harbour-bridge-footage/8eb12ffa-25bc-4d5a-8b35-d404e142e0ba" target="_blank"><strong><span>Dozens of e-bike 'hoons' ride over Sydney Harbour Bridge</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"For Drew's work to be hijacked and appropriated into images of hatred and division is absolutely abhorrent.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"To use the image of the Bondi shooter is just sick. Families are still grieving, the community is still grieving."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Reece said his team has worked around the clock to remove the posters.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/heat-rule-australian-council-of-trade-unions-leads-push-for-tradies-to-stop-work-in-extreme-heat/7c21be95-9e1d-4e0a-aab2-bd8eec99867d" target="_blank"><strong><span>Why some tradies are calling for work to stop when it hits 29C</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Drew also condemned the person behind the posters.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Whoever made these posters doesn't believe in Australia," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"They are not patriotic. They claim to be patriots, but we're the patriots. We're the ones who love Australia."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>ticking this box here</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Sign up to</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></em></strong></a></li></ul></div></div>