Man jailed for violent knife-point robbery in Neasden

Police are still looking for his two accomplices
Abdi Hassan, 27, of Janson Close, Brent, was sentenced to 14 years after being found guilty of GBH, robbery and possession of an offensive weapon.
Met Police
Robert Dex @RobDexES1 November 2023

A man has been jailed for his part in a violent robbery where the victim was slashed with a knife and thrown in a lake. Abdi Hassan, 27, of Janson Close, Brent, was sentenced to 14 years in prison, with an extended four year licence, at St Albans Crown Court on Monday October 30.

He was found guilty of GBH, robbery and possession of an offensive weapon following the conclusion of a trial at Harrow Crown Court in June 2023. The court heard Hassan was one of three men who lured their victim - a man in his 20s - into Neasden Recreation Ground in December 2021 on the pretence of selling him crypto currency. Once inside the park, Hassan and his two accomplices attacked the victim, knocking him to the ground. Hassan produced a Rambo knife and inflicted multiple injuries on the man, slashing him on the back, arms and legs, before throwing him into a nearby lake. PC Gulennur Gaygusuz of the North West Command Unit said: “This was a particularly violent attack on a defenseless man who was left injured and traumatized after being thrown in freezing water in the middle of winter. “Hassan inflicted knife injuries on the victim, repeatedly slashing him during a sustained attack, causing long-term psychological trauma. Work continues to bring the two other people responsible to justice.”

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