Overview
- The attack took place on March 23 when four Hatzola ambulances in Golders Green were set on fire, causing more than £1 million in damage.
- As of August 28, three teenagers and one man have pleaded guilty to arson while a fifth defendant denies assisting and will face trial next year.
- Investigators used phone records, CCTV, ANPR and ULEZ data plus recovered messages to trace a blue Toyota Avensis and link suspects to the scene.
- Oxygen tanks inside three ambulances exploded, damaging a nearby synagogue and a block of flats and disrupting the volunteer emergency service.
- Counter-Terrorism Policing continues to lead the inquiry and the Crown will argue a terrorist connection at sentencing, raising concerns about attacks on minority emergency services and the role of online tools in planning violence.