On August 7, 2020, he was arrested in York Way, Islington where he was taken into custody and later charged.
DC Hema Patel described O Brien as a dangerous and predatory individual who targeted an asleep and defenceless victim, adding: The victim has shown extreme bravery and courage in reporting the incident and helping us to bring O’Brien to justice and therefore preventing him from committing further offences.
“Whilst she did not wish to provide evidence at the trial, the overwhelming CCTV evidence against O’Brien ensured he would be held to account for his serious crimes.”
According to the latest Crime Survey for England and Wales ending September 2020, stalking and harassment has increased by 15 per cent in Hackney, from 1669 incidents in 2019 to 1914 in 2020.
Hema Patel was arrested on Sunday
Vadodara: A woman in Padra was arrested on Sunday for staging a fake robbery from her house of cash and jewellery worth Rs 88,500.
Hema Patel concocted a tale about three masked Hindi-speaking men who barged into her house on December 14 evening and holding her at knife point, robbed Rs 5,000 in cash besides gold and silver jewellery.
“Her claims didn’t sound true as nobody in her neighbourhood saw any person entering or leaving the house at the time of the robbery. We questioned her tactfully and after a point, she could not lie and admitted,” said a police official.
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VADODARA: Three robbers stole cash and jewellery worth Rs 88,500 from a house in Padra while holding a woman at knife-point on Monday evening.
The complainant Hema Patel told police that while she was in the kitchen, a man with face covered in black mask, held her by her hair and dragged her to the living room. The robber threatened Patel to not shout or else he will tear off her clothes and kill her. Meanwhile, his two other accomplices searched for valuables in other rooms. The other two robbers’ faces were also covered with masks and they were dressed in black full sleeve t-shirts and denim pants.