Worshipper Cleared Of Assaults Outside Purley Mosque

A worshipper, accused of two seperate assaults on the same man outside Purley mosque, has been cleared of the charges.

Yesterday at Croydon Magistrates Court the Crown Prosecution Service finally ended their case against 55 year-old Adboul Afghan.

He has always protested his innocence and revealed in court he has spent £3,500 in legal costs to clear his name.

Afghan, of The Coppice, The South Border Purley had been charged with assaulting Moktar Tabti outside the Whytecliffe Road mosque on June 11 and July 1, last year.

There have been multiple court listings in the long-running case, which was listed for trial yesterday, but has now been concluded with not guilty verdicts entered on the two charges.