A man has been jailed for throwing scalding hot water at a Met Police officer in an appalling racist attack. 47-year-old Astrit Mala attacked the officer at around 12.30pm on July 1, on Allenby Road in Ealing, leaving him with significant scald wounds.
The Met Police revealed that the attack was racially motived. Mala pleaded guilty to two counts of assault on an emergency worker, and a racially aggravated public order offence. They added in a statement that these 'assaults' on officers 'must be taken seriously.'
Mala was ordered to pay £500 in compensation, and was sentenced to a total of 26 weeks’ imprisonment, suspended for 24 months. The Met Police told MyLondon: "A man has been sentenced following an incident where scolding water was thrown at a police officer.
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"Astrit Mala – 47 (03.05.75) of no fixed abode appeared at Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, 7 December where he pleaded guilty to two counts of assault on an emergency services worker and one count of a racially/religiously aggravated public order offence.
"He was sentenced to a total of 26 weeks’ imprisonment, suspended for 24 months, and order to pay a total of £500 compensation. This follows an incident in Allenby Road, Southall on 1 July 2022 at around 12:30hrs."
In a statement, Metropolitan Police said: "All too often officers suffer assaults, threats and abuse on duty. There are an average of 135 physical assaults against Met officers and staff every week.
"Every assault is shocking and can have devastating consequences for the victim. These offences must be taken seriously."
The statement also said that the Met Police 'recognise the strong views' around the suspended sentence in this case but said the decision is 'out of the hands of officers.'
They continued: "Sentencing is a matter for the courts and it is out of the hands of officers. However we recognise the strong views that have been shared in relation to the decision to suspend the sentence in this case.
"In reaching their decisions, the courts take into account a number of factors including but not limited to any previous criminal history, the timing any of any guilty pleas and information put forward by agencies including social services and probation.
"In this case consideration was also given to medical reports that were ordered by the court prior to sentencing to provide information on the defendant's mental health.
"We are in touch with the Crown Prosecution Service to fully understand the factors that led to this sentencing and to consider what, if any, further representation may need to be made."
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