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A man who robbed a girl, and attempted to rob another girl, at gunpoint has been jailed after Met detectives worked with the victims to assemble a solid case towards the defendant.
Ismail Tajzai, 26, (29.01.98) of Moberly Avenue, SW4 seemed at Wood Inexperienced Crown Court on Friday, 18 October after he pleaded guilty to robbery, attempted robbery and two counts of having an imitation firearm with intent to commit an indictable offence, particularly robbery.
He moreover pleaded guilty to rising a menace to abolish, strangulation and perverting the route of justice.
He used to be sentenced to 14 years in prison. and a restraining show used to be attach in role banning him from contact with the two victims.
The court docket heard Tajzai dedicated the offences on February 21 and 22 after arranging an appointment with two intercourse workers.
Within the first incident Tajzai produced a handgun, tied the girl up and then stole roughly £2,000 from her.
The next day, Tajzai attempted to rob a 2d girl after producing the handgun, which he hit her with. He moreover attempted to strangle her after she fought support, before he fled.
Detectives in Westminster launched an investigation and identified Tajzai’s DNA and fingerprints on the scene in Kensington.
An broad CCTV trawl used to be conducted, which offered facial imagery of Tajzai. The gun and cable ties were recovered on the time of his arrest in a backpack thrown from the balcony at his dwelling take care of.
Detective Constable Stephanie Clarke, of the Westminster Public Security crew, mentioned: “This case demonstrates the toughen police will offer to all victims of crime in show to prosecute violent, unsafe men.
“The defendant sought to exploit vulnerable sex workers, and deliberately aimed to commit crimes against a group of people whom he assumed were scared to report crimes to police.
“I had first-hand experience during the investigation of how scared the victims were to report to police, out of fear of repercussions that could be caused to them. I would urge anyone else who has been the victim of similar crime to contact police and an investigation will be launched with specialist support for the victims.”
Detective Inspective Luke Bacon, of the Westminster Public Protection team, said: “I would like to commend my officers for their dedication in identifying this particularly dangerous individual and the swift action they took to ensure his arrest and prosecution. This was a time-sensitive investigation, and I firmly believe that if it were not for the actions they took, more attacks would have occurred.
“I’d moreover esteem to reserve particular reward for the victims fascinated by this frightening case. They showed substantial bravery in coming forward to document to the police in the first instance, and in doing so that they’ve ensured that this unsafe person used to be caught, prosecuted and convicted.”