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  • Tube predator forbidden from approaching any women he doesn’t know

    Tube predator forbidden from approaching any women he doesn’t know

    A sexual predator is forbidden from approaching any lady in public that he does not know.

    A 13-year-old girl was beaten by Abdulrizak Ali Hersi in London as she boarded the tube with her family.

    plain-colored attire When the 32-year-old boarded a train at Green Park Underground station and stood near the doors, British Transport Police officers witnessed the attack come to an end.

    Hersi sexually attacked the schoolgirl as soon as the family boarded the train at the following stop on the Piccadilly Line.

    Officers grabbed the predator, dragging him off the carriage at Leicester Square and arresting him.

    Inner London Crown Court heard the victim was not aware of what had happened until police had intervened.

    Hersi, of Limehouse, was jailed for 18 months after being found guilty of sexual assault after the incident on October 11 last year.

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    A judge also handed the defendant him a 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order – banning him from ‘intentionally standing behind or next to any female he does not know in a public place’.

    Hersi was also ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £187.

    BTP inspector Sharon Turner said: ‘Our plain clothes teams are specially trained in identifying dangerous sexual offenders like Hersi, who will do their level best to commit such crimes without notice.

    ‘In this case, the victim and her family did not even realise what was happening until our officers quickly intervened.

    ‘Passengers should feel reassured to know we have plain clothes patrols like this taking place across the Underground day and night to keep everyone safe.’

  • Three men charged with attempted murder over bar machete attack

    Three men charged with attempted murder over bar machete attack

    In response to a machete attack in a London pub, three men were charged with attempted murder.

    On February 13, Walthamstow police were called to The Duke bar on Wood Street in response to stabbing reports.

    At 8:16 p.m., police, paramedics, and the London Air Ambulance arrived at the site where three males had been found inside the pub with stab wounds.

    The guys, who ranged in age from 27 to 42, were brought to a hospital in east London, where doctors determined that their wounds weren’t life-threatening.

    Three counts of attempted murder and possession of an offensive weapon were brought against Jayden Brown, a resident of The Avenue in Chingford.

    The 22-year-old appeared at Thames Magistrates’ Court last Wednesday and was remanded in custody until his next appearance at the Old Bailey on March 27.

    Brandon Brown, 24 and of no fixed address, is jointly charged with three counts of attempted murder as of February 26.

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    A police cordon outside The Dukes Head pub in Wood Street, Walthamstow, East London, following the stabbings of four men on Monday evening. Police were called to the pub, shortly after 8.15pm following reports of an attack involving a machete. Three men were found with stab wounds inside the pub and a fourth was found injured in nearby Shernall Street. Three of the men, aged 27, 31 and 42, are stable in hospital, while the 22-year-old remains in a life-threatening condition. Picture date: Tuesday February 14, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story POLICE Walthamstow. Photo credit should read: Timothy Sigsworth/PA Wire
    Three men were found stabbed on February 13.

    While Ruben Dyer, of Upper Walthamstow Road, faces one count of attempted murder.

    The 27-year-old appeared at Thames Magistrates’ Court on February 18 and was remanded in custody until this Friday, where he is due at Inner London Crown Court.

    All three men have also been charged with possession of an offensive weapon.

    A 15-year-old man and a 36-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder and have been bailed until a date in late March, police added.

    Detective inspector Laura Crump, from the local policing team in Waltham Forest, said: ‘Our investigation is making good progress, but we still need any witnesses who haven’t yet spoken to police to come forward.

    ‘I know this incident has caused significant concern in the community and I would like to reiterate that we believe this was a targeted attack with no wider risk to the public.’

    Police said they do not believe the incident was gang-related.