Hamza Ali jailed for sexual assault and false imprisonment

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Hamza Ali was jailed for six years for sexual assault and false imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 7 March 2018.

He pleaded guilty to offences against two women in Dublin on consecutive nights in June 2017.

The charges also included false imprisonment and assault causing harm involving the first woman.

The court heard that Ali threatened the women with a tow hook and knife before his arrest.

Judge Martin Nolan described the incidents as frightening and said Ali was a menace to society.