Teen Train Creep Locked-Up

A “dangerous predator” who molested four women on the London Underground in just three days has been locked-up.

Hadi Al Koumi, 18, routinely approached his unsuspecting victims from behind, sexually assaulted them and fled.

He is now starting a sentence of four years and eight months and must sign the sex offenders' register for the rest of his life.

Al Koumi, of Bideford Avenue, Ealing, pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual assault and was found guilty of a further sexual assault following a trial at Isleworth Crown Court.

He was also made subject to a six-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

On August 6, last year at around 5.15pm, the first victim – a woman in her 30's – was at St John’s Wood Underground Station when her train arrived. 

As she went to board, Al Koumi crouched down behind her and sexually assaulted her, before running away.

Two days later, on August 8, the second victim – a woman in her 30's – was at Green Park Underground Station at around 2.40pm when her train arrived. 

Al Koumi then walked up behind her and sexually assaulted her. As the victim turned to look at him, he walked away, before looking back to her and winking at her.

Less than two hours later at 4.20pm, the third victim - a woman in her 40's - was at East Acton Underground Station and was distracted by her phone.

Again, Al Koumi approached the victim from behind and sexually assaulted her.

Later that day at around 11.15pm, a fourth victim, a woman in her 30's, was on board a train between Greenford and Perivale station when she was approached by Al Koumi, who attempted to engage her in conversation. 

The victim politely asked him to leave her alone, but he persisted. 

After telling him again, he stood up, as did she, and he sexually assaulted her. 

The victim managed to throw a glass at him as the doors opened and she left the train, before calling 999.

Al Koumi was captured on CCTV during all four offences and the incidents were linked together and his images were circulated. 

On August 27 officers from the British Transport Police (BTP) North Tasking Unit (East) were on patrol at Perivale station when Al Koumi was spotted and arrested.

Detective Sergeant Matthew Nolan said: “Al Koumi took deliberate advantage of the rail network in order to assault multiple women for his own sexual gratification.

“He's clearly a dangerous predator who has exhibited a disturbing and abhorrent pattern of offending towards women, so I’m grateful to see the sentencing handed down today, and I hope it can bring some sense of closure and comfort to the women he targeted.”