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Asylum seeker jailed for six years for sexually motivated attacks on women

Summary

Hamza Ali, a 22‑year‑old Pakistani asylum seeker, was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to false imprisonment and assault causing harm to one woman on 14 June 2017, and sexual assault and false imprisonment of a second woman on 15 June 2017. The incidents occurred in Dublin early in the morning. In the first case, Ali approached a woman cycling home, used a tow hook to threaten her, and attempted to force her into his car, ultimately allowing her to escape after she threw the bar out of the vehicle. In the second case, he approached a woman cycling from work, threatened her with a knife, demanded sex, and attempted to slash her, but she fled and alerted Gardaí. Gardaí later recovered a car linked to Ali and evidence of unauthorized transactions on the victims' credit cards.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Asylum seeker jailed for six years for sexually motivated attacks on women. Charges or matters: false imprisonment and assault causing harm to one woman on June 14, 2017 and sexual assault and false imprisonment of the second woman at locations in Dublin on June 15, 2017. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• June 14, 2017 Incident
• June 15, 2017 Incident
• May 2017 Other
• 2018-03-07 Publication

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Stage Sentence Violent Crime

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