Man jailed after attacking woman in her own flat with leather belt

Jailed: Abdirahman Ahmed Mohamed was sentenced to two years and three months in prison for the attacks
Metropolitan Police Service
Laura Proto16 November 2015
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A man has been jailed after admitting attacking a woman with a leather belt and hitting her cousin over the head with a glass bottle and metal bar.

Abdirahman Ahmed Mohamed, 27, was sentenced to two years and three months in prison at Isleworth Crown Court on Monday, November 2, after the violent attacks at a flat in Acton High Street.

Mohamed had visited a female friend’s home at 11.20pm on May 24 after consuming alcohol and a disagreement ensued with the 28-year-old woman.

The woman felt uncomfortable and asked her 31-year-old male cousin to come to her flat but shortly after he arrived, the argument became heated.

Mohamed attacked the woman with his leather belt and punched her, causing her to fall to the floor. The woman’s cousin was also attacked at hit over the head with a glass bottle and metal bar.

He was arrested at the scene and charged on May 26 with two counts of actual bodily harm, which he pleaded guilty to in court.

Detective Constable Jaspal Bains said: “This sentence demonstrates the police and courts commitment to ensuring those who engaged in violent activity are taken off our streets.

“This was a horrific unprovoked attack which took place in the victim's home address and having been asked to leave and refusing, he has violently assaulted the victim and her cousin causing injuries which required hospital treatment.”

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