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Less than 10% of African 

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COVID-19 vaccination goal 

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Africa’s 54 nations, are projected to hit the yearend 

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Aman has been sentenced to 

25 years’ imprisonment 

after carrying out three 

random attacks and stabbings. 

45-year-old Evans Innocent was 

jailed at the Old Bailey after being 

found guilty at an earlier hearing of: 

- one count of attempted murder: 

sentenced to 25 years; 

- two counts of wounding with 

intent: sentenced to six years each; 

- seven counts of possession of an 

offensive weapon: sentenced to two 

years. 

All sentences to run 

concurrently. 

The 25-year sentence was 

reduced to 21 years, after mitigation 

was presented regarding his mental 

health. Innocent will serve a 

minimum of 14 years, before being 

considered for parole. 

The court heard that shortly after 

06:00hrs on 21 April 2020, the 

victim arrived outside her work 

address in Islington, ready to start 

her shift. 

As she walked through the 

parking area, she heard someone 

running behind her and felt a bang 

to the head. She was then stabbed 

repeatedly in a sudden and brutal 

attack. 

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News 

Less than 10% of African countries 

to hit key COVID-19 vaccination goal 

Three African countries, Seychelles, 

Mauritius and Morocco, have 

already met the goal that was set 

in May by the World Health Assembly, 

the world’s highest health policy-setting 

body. At the current pace just two more 

countries, Tunisia and Cabo Verde, will 

also hit the target. 

In addition, limited access to crucial 

commodities such as syringes may slow 

the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in 

Africa. UNICEF has reported an 

imminent shortfall of up to 2.2 billion 

auto-disable syringes for COVID-19 

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vaccination. The market for 0.3ml autodisable 

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competitive. As such, these are in short 

supply and will remain so through at least 

the first quarter of next year. 

Already some African countries, such 

as Kenya, Rwanda and South Africa, 

have experienced delays in receiving 

syringes. 

“The looming threat of a vaccine 

commodities crisis hangs over the 

continent. Early next year COVID-19 

vaccines will start pouring into Africa, 

but a scarcity of syringes could paralyze 

progress. Drastic measures must be taken 

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In October to date, around 50 million 

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Africa, which is almost double what was 

shipped in September. COVAX, the 

global platform to ensure equitable access 

to vaccines, has delivered almost 90% 

percent of the vaccines deployed this 

month and has accelerated its shipments 

since July. However, at the current pace, 

Africa still faces a 275 million shortfall 

of COVID-19 vaccines against the yearend 

target of fully vaccinating 40% of its 

people. 

Africa has fully vaccinated 77 million 

people, just 6% of its population. In 

comparison, over 70% of high-income 

countries have already vaccinated more 

than 40% of their people. 

Countries still need to improve their 

readiness for COVID-19 vaccine rollouts. 

Forty-two percent of countries in the 

African Region have not yet completed 

district level plans for their campaigns, 

while nearly 40% have not yet 

undertaken intra-action reviews which 

are key to refining and improving their 

vaccination campaigns. 

“In Africa, planning must become 

much more granular. This way we can 

spot challenges before they arise and nip 

Dr Matshidiso Moeti 

any problems in the bud. WHO is 

supporting African countries in 

developing, improving and implementing 

their National Vaccine Deployment Plans 

and continually refining their COVID-19 

vaccine rollouts as they proceed,” said Dr 

Moeti. 

WHO is conducting emergency 

support missions to five African countries 

to help support, speed up and improve 

their COVID-19 vaccine rollouts, with 

plans for missions to another 10 countries 

this year. WHO experts are working with 

local authorities and partners on the 

ground to analyze the reasons for any 

delays, and how best to address them. In 

South Sudan, authorities aim to ensure 

that the WHO mission will help the 

country meet its goal of achieving a 

tenfold increase in the daily COVID-19 

vaccination rate, from 2,000 to 25,000. 

Nearly 8.5 million COVID-19 cases 

and more than 217,000 deaths have been 

recorded in Africa. In the week ending on 

October 24, there were more than 29,300 

new cases, a drop of nearly 30% 

compared with the previous week. But 10 

African countries are still in resurgence, 

including four with upward trend or high 

plateau: Gabon, Congo, Cameroon and 

Egypt. The Delta variant has been found 

in 41 countries, the Alpha variant in 47, 

and Beta in 43.

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Mental Health 

Black community urged to support 

their mental wellbeing 

Following new research which 

reveals that more than half of 

England’s black population say their 

mental health was negatively impacted by 

the pandemic, Black Africans and 

Caribbeans are urged to find “what works 

for me” to support their mental wellbeing. 

The research commissioned by the 

Office for Health Improvement and 

Disparities (OHID) reveals nearly half 

(49%) of adults and over half (52%) of 

Black adults in England said the COVID- 

19 pandemic had a negative impact on their 

mental wellbeing. And more than a third of 

all adults in England (15.1 million) said 

they did not know what to do to help 

improve their mental wellbeing. 

To stem this tide, the OHID has 

launched the latest Better Health – Every 

Mind Matters (EMM) campaign which 

empowers people to look after their mental 

health by directing them to free, practical 

tips and advice. 

By answering five simple questions 

through the Every Mind Matters platform, 

people can get a tailored “Mind Plan”, 

giving them personalised tips to help deal 

with stress and anxiety, boost their mood, 

sleep better and feel more in control. 

Black adults who said they were 

negatively affected by the pandemic were 

also more likely to say they felt lonely and 

isolated (51%) compared to the wider 

population (45%); and 1 in 3 Black adults 

(33%) said they didn’t feel motivated to 

work, compared to 1 in 5 of the general 

public (20%). 

Encouragingly, 94% of Black adults 

said they exercise more to help with their 

mental health, compared to 52% of the 

public. And of those who took up exercise 

classes, 60% felt more relaxed and 50% 

felt happier. 

This is the first campaign delivered by 

the new Office for Health Improvements 

and Disparities which was launched on 1 

October with the aim of tackling health 

inequalities across the country. 

Minister for Care and Mental Health, 

Gillian Keegan, said: “The public showed 

great resilience throughout the pandemic, 

but it has served as a stark reminder that we 

all need to look after ourselves not only 

physically, but mentally. 

“There are simple steps we can all be 

taking to improve our mental wellbeing 

and reduce feelings of stress and anxiety. 

“For anyone who is unsure what they 

can do, I urge you to visit Every Mind 

Matters and take advantage of the expert 

advice and practical tips available to you.” 

Over 3.4 million individual Mind Plans 

have already been created since the 

campaign was first launched in 

October 2019. 

Famous faces - including Mercury 

prize winner Arlo Parks, Singer and actor 

Kelle Bryan, and TV presenter Jay Blades - 

are supporting the new campaign sharing 

their personal mental wellbeing 

experiences during the last 18 months, and 

encouraging others to take steps to look 

after themselves. 

The campaign is supported by a 

coalition of leading mental health charities, 

including CALM, The Mental Health 

Foundation, Mental Health 

Innovations, and a range of commercial, 

third-sector, NHS and Local Authority 

partners, who will share mental health 

messages with their customers, members 

and colleagues, including Mental Health 

First Aid, Carers organisations and more. 

Singer Arlo Parks, who supports the 

campaign, said: “I think the pandemic 

enforced that insidious feeling of being an 

island, of being unable to connect to the 

rest of the world outside our heads. I found 

real beauty in small things, in playing card 

games, in painting, in eating perfectly 

prepared rice - doing small, good things for 

myself often.” 

Eternal singer and actor Kelle Bryan, 

said: “We all have things in our lives that 

can be stressful, especially during the 

pandemic, and we’ve learnt different ways 

of dealing with it. For me, making sure I 

regularly checked in with my family and 

friends was key. Just a quick text or call 

helped reduce my stress and anxiety. I want 

to remind anyone struggling that they 

aren’t alone and to reach out if you need 

help.” 

Vanessa Boachie, Psychological 

Therapist & Director of Inside Out Wellbeing 

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committed to improving the mental health 

of the Black community says, “We know 

that many Black people have struggled 

with their mental health during the 

pandemic but it’s also great that there are 

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improve our mental well-being. It could be 

as simple as doing just one thing for your 

mind and one thing for your body every 

day. Whether that’s using affirmations, 

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“There are lots of organisations out 

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help, as well as a host of NHS services. 

Start by building your own Mind Plan via 

the Every Mind Matters site simply by 

answering five quick questions. You may 

discover a new hobby that makes you feel 

more relaxed.” 

Better Health - Every Mind Matters 

offers information and videos to help 

young people look after their own mental 

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schools. The Every Mind Matters website 

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Adoption 

Tackling myths about Adoption 

By Sherifa Adenmosun 

As part of the #YouCanAdopt 

campaign, for the 2021 National 

Adoption Week, Social Care 

practitioner - Sherifa Adenmosun helps to 

tackle some of the myths and 

misconceptions that may cause Black 

people to rule themselves out of the 

adoption process before they’ve even 

begun their journey. 

Sadly, Black and Mixed Ethnicity 

children tend to wait longer to be placed 

for adoption, than their White 

counterparts. With fewer than 5% of 

adopters in England being of Black 

African or Black Caribbean heritage, 

there has never been a greater time for 

more Black adopters to step forward and 

make a change. 

Myth 1: You can’t adopt if you are 

over 35 

“There is no upper age limit, as many 

people in their 40s and 50s have 

successfully adopted children. The only 

age-related rule is that you must be over 

21 years of age to adopt a child.” 

Myth 2: You have to be married 

“Being single or in a relationship and 

unmarried does not exclude you as a 

potential adopter. I’ve placed children 

with single adopters who are doing really 

well in their care, and they’re thriving,” 

shares Sherifa. 

Myth 3: The adoption process is 

difficult and takes years 

“The adoption process is now simpler 

and quicker than ever before and there is 

a lot more support available throughout 

the process - even after you have been 

matched with a child. 

“Stage One is an eight-week process 

that is adopter-led and gathers 

information about yourself as a potential 

adopter(s),” explains Sherifa. “Stage Two 

is a four-month process and is social 

worker-led. The social worker will be 

involved with gathering lots of 

information about you and is essentially a 

prospective adopter report that details 

everything about you and why you want 

to adopt.” 

Myth 4: You have to be wealthy 

“While your employment status and 

financial circumstances are evaluated as 

part of the adoption process, having a low 

salary or even being unemployed does 

not immediately disqualify you as a 

potential adopter. 

“I’ve placed children with people who 

are dinner ladies, postmen - they’re 

certainly not wealthy by any means - but 

that’s not what we’re looking for,” says 

Sherifa. “In the first instance, we need 

people that have love, time and 

commitment to give to a child.” 

Myth 6: You can’t already have 

children living at home 

“You are still eligible to adopt even if 

you have children living with you. If you 

already have birth-children, it is usually 

the case that an adopted child would be 

the youngest in the family by around 2 

years at the point the adopted child is 

moving in with their family. However, 

there may be exceptions to this so I 

would encourage you to discuss your 

situation with the adoption agency. 

Myth 7: You can’t adopt if you 

follow a faith and religion 

“This couldn’t be further from the 

truth. As long as your parenting capacity 

isn’t negatively affected by your faith, 

you can be from any of the faith groups. 

Black children who are waiting to be 

adopted come from all walks of life, and 

so we need Black adopters from all walks 

of life,” 

The #YouCanAdopt campaign is 

being delivered from a cross-sector of 

regional and voluntary Adoption 

Agencies, and other key stakeholders 

around Adoption in England. The 

campaign aims to ensure people have the 

correct information about Adoption and 

do not rule themselves out based on false 

beliefs and assumptions. 

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available at: 

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Myth 5: You must be a homeowner 

or have a big house 

“Whether you rent or own, live in an 

apartment or a house - you are still 

eligible to adopt. The size of your home 

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of clothing industry workers. 

Rewoven’s vision is to create a 

socially and ecologically sustainable 

way to create clothing and to 

contribute to more socially and 

ecologically sustainable ways of 

living. 

Professor Njabulo Ndebele, 

Chairman of the Board, said that the 

awarding of the new prize was a 

historic moment in the life of the 

Foundation, which is Nelson 

Mandela’s official legacy 

organisation for leadership 

development. “By entrepreneurship 

we mean a belief in the critical role 

played by individual human effort, 

hard work, innovation and creativity 

in leading to the betterment of 

society and Africa’s place in the 

world. Each of the seven finalists 

beautifully embodies this spirit. I am 

struck by the combination of 

pragmatism and hopefulness that 

characterises these projects – a way 

of seeing possibilities hidden within 

the challenges that we face,” he 

said. Professor Ndebele also 

emphasised his gratitude to the 

donor, David Cohen. 

The awards were co-hosted by 

actor Masasa Mbangeni and MRF 

CEO Judy Sikuza, who are both 

Mandela Rhodes Scholars 

themselves, and streamed to a 

global audience. Sikuza said that she 

was delighted with the result. 

“Esethu Cenga’s leadership of 

Rewoven is exactly what we hope 

for when we select and develop 

Mandela Rhodes Scholars. Esethu 

demonstrates courageous, visionary 

leadership that is grounded in hard 

work and humility. We are very 

proud of her and Rewoven, which 

offers such a creative solution to 

several complex problems.” She 

added that the competition was 

extremely tight and that all of the 

finalists’ ventures are exceptional 

and worthy of support and 

investment. 

Fixing fashion, fast - Esethu Cenga, 27, wins R1.19 million for her recycling start-up 

Cenga gave a few words of 

thanks and acknowledged her team. 

“Thank you to the foundation first 

and foremost, I wouldn’t be here 

without the foundation. More than 

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the education and funding, MRF 

made me see myself. It changed my 

life and made me see that I could 

actually do what I wanted to do, and 

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I was always very insecure before 

that. Thank you to the team at 

Rewoven - I don’t do it alone. I’m 

really grateful for this opportunity.” 

The Äänit Prize is a 

complementary offering to the 

Foundation’s flagship programme, 

the Mandela Rhodes Scholarship, 

and is available to alumni of both 

the Mandela Rhodes Scholarship 

and the Rhodes Scholarship. The 

prize supports both for-profit and 

non-profit initiatives, increasing the 

impact of leaders in both alumni 

communities by supporting their 

efforts to reduce inequality and 

deliver positive social impact in 

Africa. The Prize is funded by Ezrah 

Charitable Trust which was started 

by long-time MRF supporter and 

Rhodes Scholar - David Cohen. 

Vuyane Mhlome: Quro Medical, 

“A hospital at home” 

Quro Medical is a digital health tech 

start-up based in South Africa, 

where the healthcare system is 

overburdened. Quro’s focus is on 

providing hospital-level care for 

patients without them needing to 

leave home. Quro aspires to build 

Africa’s biggest virtual hospital. 

The Hospital at Home is powered 

by cutting-edge technology and 

supported by highly skilled clinical 

staff, protocols and best practices. 

When patients are referred by their 

doctors, Quro gives them 

monitoring devices which collect 

health data minute-by-minute. This 

data is analysed constantly via a 

24/7 monitoring site. The doctor can 

access this platform and easily 

manage the patient’s treatment plan. 

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Constant monitoring allows the 

slightest change in the patient’s 

health data - such as heart rate or 

blood pressure – to be picked up. 

This provides early warning about 

any possible deterioration, in time to 

get them the necessary healthcare. 

“Covid-19 has shown a huge 

need for this type of care. Our 

hospitals have struggled with bed 

capacity and limited resources and 

healthcare workers are run off their 

feet. Even without a pandemic, 

resources are strained. We have 

come up with an innovative way to 

tackle these challenges,” said cofounder 

Vuyane Mhlome, a South 

African Rhodes Scholar who cofounded 

Quro with Zikho Pali and 

Rob Cornish in 2018. 

James Tayali: Keki-Mawe, 

“Nutritious food products and 

effective agriculture” 

Hunger and malnutrition are critical 

public health problems in Malawi. 

Keki-Mawe uses innovation and 

food science to produce simple but 

highly nutritious food. Keki-Mawe 

makes iron fortified powders, 

biscuits and instant porridge from 

locally sourced ingredients. These 

products are rich in nutrients such as 

iron, folate, calcium, proteins and 

vitamins, which are essential for 

human growth and can reduce the 

risk of developing health problems 

such as anaemia and malnutrition. 

Keki-Mawe also empowers rural 

farmers with innovative agricultural 

training to grow nutritious crops, 

increase yields, and improve 

resilience in the face of climate 

change. Some of this produce is 

procured as raw materials for the 

Keki-Mawe food products. 

“Nutritional supplementation 

through simple but highly nutritious 

food is in high demand in Malawi. 

Our aim is to help the government 

to meet the United Nations 

Sustainable Development Goal Two 

of reducing hunger and 

malnutrition, through agriculture 

and food security interventions in 

Malawi,” said founder James Tayali, 

a Malawian Mandela Rhodes 

Scholar and health innovation 

specialist. 

Sarah Burns: Nia Crowdfund, 

“Connecting African businesses to 

much-needed investment” 

There are many businesses in Africa 

which need a significant boost in 

capital but are too small to take on 

the huge amounts of money that 

most investors require. Additionally, 

potential investors may not have 

access to the right networks and 

businesses. Nia seeks to help shrink 

this SME financing gap through 

alternative financing methods. Nia 

supplies between $100,000 and 

$1,000,000 to exceptional African 

businesses. This capital is sourced 

via crowdfunding, which makes it 

possible to work with investors’ 

varying appetites for risk and makes 

it easier to raise for SMEs and startups 

stuck in the “missing middle”. 

The minimum investment per deal 

is at $135, which means that Nia 

makes African markets accessible to 

all types of investors. Nia uses local 

partners such as angel investors or 

accelerators, to support business 

growth and development postinvestment. 

“Nia’s primary goal is to make 

investing in Africa easier, cheaper, 

fully transparent, and more 

accessible to help bring in much 

needed investment and shrink the 

$140 billion dollar ‘missing middle’ 

financing gap. We can find 

‘purpose’ with our finances by 

fuelling local business growth and 

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prosperity,” said founder Sarah 

Burns, a Canadian Rhodes Scholar 

and Impact Investment expert. 

Kenechukwu Ikebuaku: Mozisha, 

“A skills factory getting African 

youth job-ready” 

Youth unemployment is a major 

challenge in many African 

countries; at its root lie inadequate 

job creation and the lack of skills or 

skills mismatch on the part of the 

job seekers. Mozisha seeks to close 

the skills gap between industry and 

job-seekers through Digital 

Apprenticeships. The company 

connects learners with businesses in 

order to develop their skills in line 

with the demands of the labour 

market. Unlike platforms that are 

theory-based, Mozisha focuses on 

the practical dimension of learning, 

by immersing learners in real 

businesses and projects. Learners 

also gain access to mentors, a 

supportive community, and are 

provided with further opportunities 

to monetise their skills. 

“Mozisha is building Africa’s 

largest talent development 

ecosystem powered by a 

sophisticated digital platform which 

will help young Africans identify, 

nurture and monetise their skills 

while providing a conduit for 

recruiters to have access to skilled 

talents across Africa,” said founder 

Kenechukwu Ikebuaku, a Mandela 

Rhodes Scholar from Nigeria. 

Chido Dzinotyiwei: Vambo 

Academy, “Language learning for 

Africans by Africans” 

Africa is the fastest growing and 

second largest continent in the 

world yet African knowledge 

resources are difficult to source. 

Vambo Academy is an educational 

technology (EdTech) platform that 

uses digital resources to offer 

language learning, translation and 

knowledge services. Vambo teaches 

indigenous languages online and 

offers a dictionary, blog posts and 

podcasts on cultural topics. A 

student may enrol for the selflearning 

tool and learn an 

indigenous language at their own 

pace or they may book a virtual 

session with an experienced tutor 

for a personalised learning 

experience. 

“We are committed to building 

resources that drive inclusion, 

localise experiences, campaigns and 

business by making it easier for 

language to form the basis of the 

story. We believe that every African 

language and culture deserves to be 

preserved and learned,” said cofounder 

Chido Dzinotyiwei, a 

Zimbabwean Mandela Rhodes 

Scholar and entrepreneur. 

Sammy Sambu: Bartanel 

Discovery, “Decentralising the 

malaria vaccine” 

Rural, remote and low-income 

patients are often excluded from 

clinical trials in Africa. Currently, 

only formally recognised research 

sites can conduct vaccine trials, 

which limits participation. Working 

on the problem of malaria in Kenya, 

Bartanel Discovery is proposing 

decentralised, mobile-enabled 

clinical trials situated in highmalaria 

regions, that can 

demonstrate that the vaccine works. 

Using mobile technology, the 

project seeks to secure the 

continuity of service and 

consistency in health-seeking 

behaviour. This will lead to more 

people enrolling and completing the 

malaria vaccine programme. 

Malaria takes a huge toll on people 

and economies in some African 

countries. 

If we can immunise enough people 

against malaria, there will be many 

positive benefits: if less children die 

of malaria, families are less likely to 

hedge against infant mortality by 

having more children. This supports 

family planning. Preventing malaria 

will also improve early development 

and educational outcomes among 

children, by reducing the loss of 

school time due to sickness. 

“If it can be proved that a mobileenabled 

deployment of the malaria 

vaccine is effective in a real-world 

context, this will enable almost 

immediate implementation in child 

and adult immunisations,” said 

Kenyan Rhodes Scholar Sammy 

Sambu, MD of Bartanel Discovery. 

Jailed for random attacks 


The attacker ran off taking the 

weapon with him. 

The victim was taken to a hospital in 

central London with four stab wounds to 

her head, neck and left shoulder. 

Fortunately, she survived. 

The following day when police 

returned to the area to continue 

examining the scene of the attack, and for 

reassurance and safety patrols, they saw 

the defendant on the street who was 

armed with four weapons. Officers 

arrested him. 

One of the weapons in the defendant’s 

possession was a black-handled knife 

with a large blade. 

The knife was examined by a forensic 

scientist and the victim’s DNA was 

recovered from the tip of the blade. 

In addition to the knife, police seized 

an iPhone XS with a SIM card, four 

Oyster cards and clothing including a 

black jacket and a black balaclava. 

Officers used a range of tactics at their 

disposal to link him to two other 

occasions where male members of the 

public had been randomly stabbed on 3 

April 2020 and 7 April 2020. This was 

despite his extensive attempts to disguise 

his identity with masks and gloves. 

In each case, data from the mobile 

phone and Oyster cards found in 

Innocent’s possession at the time of his 

arrest, and CCTV taken from the 

surrounding areas, showed him to be in 

the vicinity at the time of the attacks. 

Innocent denied all allegations in 

interview but was charged on 24 April 

2020. 

Detective Constable Russell Harvey, 

who led the investigation, said: “This was 

a series of premeditated, unprovoked 

attacks without any warning or motive. 

Innocent deliberately went out on the 

streets looking to cause harm to people in 

the community and his actions were 

nothing short of horrific. Then following 

his arrest, he attempted at every single 

stage to frustrate and hinder our 

investigation, even when cross examined 

in the box. 

“Thanks to a dedicated investigation 

by Central North CID officers, he was 

quickly identified and linked to further 

offences by CCTV, Oyster card and 

phone data. I am really pleased that we 

could bring some closure and justice to 

the victims who suffered through such 

awful ordeals. These random attacks left 

them with serious injuries and it is 

incredibly fortunate that they all 

survived. 

“The result today reflects the violence 

of Innocent’s actions. It is undeniable that 

a very dangerous man has been taken off 

the streets. 

“I know that there are heightened 

concerns about violence against women 

in our city and we are working tirelessly 

to solve this type of crime. The Met 

remains committed and dedicated to 

tackling violent crime and removing 

dangerous weapons from our 

communities and putting and violent 

offenders behind bars.”

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