The grieving family of Hamze Ibrahim say they feel a mixture of relief and disgust after the Australian Paramedics Association (APA) apologised for falsely claiming a “violent mob” of “angry males” prevented the paramedics from treating the dying 25-year-old.

The family have been subjected to vicious social media trolls attacking them and the memory of Mr Ibrahim after the APA claimed paramedics were threatened by “irate” relatives and blamed them for the death of their loved one.

Hamze Ibrahim, 25, died at a Riverwood home. Credit:Facebook

On Sunday, APA president Steve Pearce said "paramedics were forced to fend off angry males who eventually forced them to stop treating the patient who was in cardiac arrest and subsequently died".

But in a statement on Wednesday, the association said it had investigated the case and identified "factual inaccuracies" in its initial statement.