A Hornchurch resident was convicted of several charges on Monday, according to the Crown Prosecution Service, after pleading guilty to assaulting a man while asking if he was Jewish on Saturday.
Thirty-four-year-old Dylan Ossei was convicted of religiously aggravated assault, religiously aggravated fear of violence, and religiously aggravated harassment when he appeared in court.
The Metropolitan Police said on Sunday that Ossie had allegedly harassed, threatened, and assaulted a fifty-three-year-old woman, a 58-year-old man, and a 26-year-old man. They sustained injuries that did not require further medical treatment.
He was originally charged with assault, religiously aggravated assault, threatening behavior to cause fear, religiously aggravated harassment, and threatening behavior to cause harassment.
Ossei had reportedly shouted threats at the Jewish community as he walked through Enfield, in what CPS London North chief prosecutor Lisa Ramsarran said, "Must have been a terrifying ordeal for those around."
"Hate crimes like this cause harm that extends far beyond the immediate victims - they send a message of fear to entire communities," Ramsarran said in a statement. “We acted swiftly to charge this offending [sic] and bring the defendant before the court today, where he has entered guilty pleas. We will be inviting the court to impose an uplifted sentence to reflect the serious hate crime element of this case."
Met to work with Jewish community to ensure safety
Enfield and Haringey policing head Detective Superintendent Marco Bardetti said in a press statement that the Met would work closely with the Jewish community to ensure that they felt safe going about their lives.
“The Met has made it abundantly clear that we treat reports of alleged antisemitic hate crime with the utmost seriousness and diligence, as demonstrated by the swift arrest and charge following this incident," said Bardetti.
On Tuesday had met a Community Protection Team of 100 officers to ensure the protection of the capital's Jewish residents amid a rash of antisemitic incidents. Over the weekend, the Met made a series of arrests, and the Crown Prosecution Service leveled a slew of charges against alleged antisemitic criminals.