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Man jailed for assaulting three women3/15/2021 A man was sentenced on Thursday, 11 March for the assault and sexual assault of three women in North London.
Abdul Yusuf, 31 (05.05.89) of no fixed address was sentenced to four years and four months' imprisonment and a further four years on license at Wood Green Crown Court for three counts of sexual assault, two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, one count of common assault, one count of robbery and two counts of fraud. Have you been falsely accused of sexual assault. These charges relate to three women. The court heard that on 27 June 2020 at around 20:30hrs, victims [1] and [2] were waiting for a Route 76 bus on High Road, N16 between Wargrave Road and Gladesmore Road. Victim [1] was waiting at the bus stop when Abdul Yusuf approached her and engaged her in conversation, to which the victim told him to "go away". Without any warning, Yusuf grabbed her left wrist and said “you are not going anywhere.” She stated that Yusuf kept squeezing her wrist and was staring straight into her eyes smiling and said “you know you want it” before sexually assaulting her. She managed to break away and got onto the rear doors of the bus. Yusuf then walked to the middle doors of the bus where victim [2] was waiting. He went up behind her and sexually assaulted her. He then boarded the rear doors and sat opposite victim [1]. Once on the bus, victim [2] walked up to Yusuf to confront him about what he had done, to which he has slapped her around the face. This prompted victim [2] to start recording. With the knowledge that he was being filmed, Yusuf began to gather his shopping and was waited by the exit doors to leave the bus when he noticed that victim [1] had her phone angled like she was also recording. This was incorrect – she was on a video call to a friend. Yusuf attempted to grab the phone from victim [1] and lashed out intimating that he was going to punch her. Victim [1] stood up and defended herself, but Yusuf overwhelmed her and pushed her onto her back on the floor of the rear row of seats, holding her down with the palm of his hand on her chest for a few seconds, before repeatedly punching her to the face. Victim [1] stated that she struggled to breathe as he was holding her so hard. Victim [1] managed to get up and tried to get away but Yusuf bit her right shoulder blade for three or four seconds, causing her to scream out in pain. Yusuf punched victim [1] once more before getting off the bus. Victim [2] provided phone recordings of the incident and also a Snapchat video that she was sent from an unknown person, which showed a man getting arrested, who matched the description of the person that assaulted her on the bus. A manhunt was then launched for Yusuf. While this was underway, a DNA hit found that he was a suspect for a sexual assault, robbery and fraud that happened on 4 July 2020 against victim [3]. Yusuf had befriended the woman before pushing her to the floor and sexually assaulting her, biting her in the process. He took her phone and bank card and attempted to purchase two items in a nearby shop. Yusuf was arrested in Cornwall on 18 July 2020. He pleaded guilty to the fraud matters before the trial, however he pleaded not guilty to the sexual assault, assault and robbery of victim [3]. On Thursday, 14 January, following a three-day trial, Yusuf was found guilty unanimously by a jury. He was sentenced for all matters on Thursday, 11 March. PC Bowman, from the Met’s Roads and Transport Policing Command, said: “This sentencing shows the seriousness of Yusuf’s actions and has put a very dangerous man behind bars. To assault three women in this way will not be tolerated, and from the footage, we can see how violent his actions were. “The impact that crimes like this have on the victims is significant and long-lasting and I thank them for their bravery in reporting this to the police and playing their part in bringing Yusuf to justice. “The Met’s number one aim is to tackle violent crime, and we will continue to put those who engage in criminal and violent behaviour behind bars.” Do you need to speak with our sexual assault Solicitors ? Siwan Hayward, Director of Compliance, Policing Operations and Security at TFL, said: “We commend these women for coming forward and speaking to the police after what must have been a terrible and frightening experience. Thankfully crimes of this nature are extremely rare on public transport. “All our customers have the right to travel on our network without fear of abuse, assault or intimidation. We welcome the sentence which has seen this offender imprisoned. Through our partnership with the Met we are determined that anyone who commits a crime on our network is pursued and held to account for their actions. If you ever experience or witness a crime on London’s public transport we strongly encourage you to report it to the police or TfL so we can take action.” Comments are closed.
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