🔴 MIGRANT ARRESTED, WOMAN CHARGED AFTER ISLE OF DOGS FLAT INCIDENT
Police arrest migrant & charge woman after alleged flat entry sparks protest outside Britannia Hotel in Isle of Dogs. Case now in court.
Metropolitan Police have confirmed two major developments following an alleged incident at a Byng Street flat on Wednesday night (13 August).
A man — described by residents as a recently arrived migrant — was arrested in the early hours of Friday morning (15 August) in Hackney on suspicion of common assault. Police say he is the same individual alleged to have entered the flat. He remains in custody.
Separately, a 22-year-old woman who is an occupant of the flat has been charged with:
• Possession of an offensive weapon
• Affray
• Assault on an emergency worker
• Common assault
• Possession of cannabis
The affray and common assault charges relate to a later incident at the Britannia Hotel in Marsh Wall on Wednesday night, in which the alleged assault victim was a hotel security guard.
Channay Augustus, 22 (28.10.02), of Byng Street, Tower Hamlets, has been remanded in custody to appear at Thames Magistrates’ Court today.
Case background: The initial police callout followed reports of a man entering a flat in Byng Street. He was detained nearby by members of the public. That night, dozens of local residents gathered outside the Britannia Hotel in protest, with police forming lines outside the building as backup units — numbering around a dozen officers — arrived. Associate reporter AY Audits, filming for Video Production News, was among those on the ground.
A Section 35 dispersal order was put in place in the area, giving officers powers to move people on. A 28-year-old man and a 57-year-old woman were arrested for breaching the order.
The Met released the following statement:
“On Wednesday night we released an initial statement following an incident on the Isle of Dogs where a man allegedly entered a woman's flat. He was detained by members of the public nearby.
Our investigation continued on Thursday, with officers carrying out extensive CCTV enquiries and speaking to witnesses.
As a result of this, in the early hours of this morning we arrested a man in the Hackney area on suspicion of common assault. He is believed to be in his early 20s. We can confirm that this is the man who allegedly entered the fiat. He is now in police custody.
A 22-year-old woman who was arrested on Wednesday evening has since been charged with a number of offences. We can confirm that she is an occupant of the flat that was entered.
Channay Augustus, 22 (28.10.02) of Byng Street, Tower Hamlets has been charged with possession of an offensive weapon, affray, assault on an emergency worker, common assault and possession of cannabis.
The charges of affray and common assault relate to an altercation at the Britannia Hotel in Marsh Wall later on Wednesday evening.
The alleged victim of the common assault is a security guard at the hotel, not the man who allegedly entered her flat.
Augustus has been remanded in custody to appear at Thames Magistrates' Court later this moming - Friday, 15 August.”
The investigation continues, with police declining to confirm whether the man arrested on Friday will face burglary-related charges.
Well, that’s all for now. But until our next article, please stay tuned, stay informed, but most of all stay safe, and I’ll see you then.
