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Police Arrest Hackney Man in Connection With Isle of Dogs Flat Intrusion

The arrest follows a review of CCTV alongside witness statements from a break-in near a hotel housing asylum seekers

Overview

  • The suspect, a man in his early 20s, was arrested in Hackney on suspicion of common assault for allegedly entering a Marsh Wall flat.
  • Social media footage of bystanders detaining the intruder and urging police to arrest him fuelled accusations of two-tier policing.
  • Channay Augustus, 22, has been charged with affray, common assault, possession of an offensive weapon, assault on an emergency worker and cannabis possession.
  • A Section 35 dispersal order remains in effect around Marsh Wall with two people arrested for breaching the order.
  • Scotland Yard describes the incident as a complex investigation and is reviewing body-worn video and CCTV as part of its public-order probe.