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Brute who attacked female jogger shows Government and Gardaí 'not in control'

Brute who attacked female jogger shows Government and Gardaí 'not in control'

Irish Daily Mirror16 hours ago
A brute who sexually assaulted a woman in the UK before coming to Ireland and attacking a female jogger shows 'the Government and Gardai are simply not in control', it's been claimed.
Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín made the stark admission after the Irish Mirror unmasked 'Hoyda Hamad' as a pervert with 27 aliases and 20 convictions earlier this week. The 'non-binary' barber was sentenced on August 6 for kicking the jogger near Fairview Park on the East Wall Road in Dublin on July 26.
It then transpired last Wednesday before Cloverhill District Court, the 'genderfluid' deviant had multiple identities and had a rake of offences including theft, burglary and a sexual assault conviction from the UK. This emerged while they were being sentenced for breaching the Sexual Offenders Act.
Garda Patrick Watson from Clontarf Garda Station, who gave evidence last Wednesday, said: 'I don't think anybody knows who he is'. Garda Watson said extensive inquiries had taken place at national and international level along with Interpol.
He said once his fingerprints were run through the system - 27 aliases popped up. Some of these listed the accused as being from Syria, Libya and Algeria.
The court also heard that the Garda National Immigration Bureau had no record of the accused and the accused never sought International Protection - but presented to TUSLA as a minor. Tests later proved he was an adult. Hoyda Hamad being arrested by gardai
Speaking yesterday, Mr Tóibín said: 'This particular case makes a mockery of the Criminal Justice System in Ireland. It shows you both that the Criminal Justice System and the immigration system is highly porous. It feeds into the narrative that the Government and the Gardaí are simply not in control of this issue.'
The accused will likely be released in the coming weeks but it was said in court, the Gardaí wouldn't even know what country to deport him to. Mr Tóibín stressed he would be raising this particular case with Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan and said the accused needs to be booted out.
He continued: 'No one such as this should have been allowed into Ireland and no one such as this should be allowed to remain in Ireland.
'And yet it's quite clear the Government does not have the systems to prevent the entry of such individuals or to remove them. It's quite clear that the Minister for Justice must get on top of this issue.
'I believe it should be the case that people apply for asylum at the ports of entry and I believe there should be an Irish Sea border to make sure we can control the people coming onto the island of Ireland cause we simply can't control the border between the north and south in terms of the movement of people.' Aontu leader Peadar Toibin
The TD for Meath West also stressed Ireland has no responsibility to provide refuge to criminals such as Hamad. He explained: 'It is quite incredible and I've seen this before where the Government is simply not using the legal rights that they have to deport people that have committed criminal acts.
'We have absolutely no moral responsibility to provide refuge for anybody who criminally breaks the law. There is a contract here that people who we bring into this country must abide by the laws of this country.
'The immigration system and the criminal justice system are completely incapable of dealing with situations such as this. This case proves that they are porous. This case proves neither are in control of these situations.'
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Mr Tóibín added: 'It's an incredible situation that a person who is a criminal isn't being tracked and isn't identifiable. My worry would be here - we have just one example of an individual who is flouting the law, who is completely immune it seems to the justice system and can act with impunity.
'Anybody who is involved in a criminal act who is not a citizen of this country is removed from this country and anybody who comes into this country with a verifiable criminal conviction should not be allowed into this country. We have a responsibility to help those fleeing war and violence, we have no responsibility to help those who are criminals.' Peadar Toibin (Image: Gareth Chaney Collins)
It's understood Hamad came to Ireland where was convicted of a number of offences including burglary in Cork and put behind bars in the Midlands Prison for 11 months in January 2024.
The accused was convicted of these offences under the name Youssouf Angelina. After his release from the Midlands, he went on to commit theft in Wexford.
In July, the accused was given a three month suspended sentence for this under the name Hoyda Hamad. Following on from this conviction, the accused was then arrested for assaulting a female jogger on the East Wall Road.
The sexual assault conviction from the UK and the conviction for breaching the Sex Offenders Act was under the name Youssouf Chergui. A spokesman for the Department of Justice said they don't comment on individual cases.
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