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Met Police officer charged with sexually assaulting two women while on duty

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Watts, M. (2026, October 4). Met Police officer charged with sexually assaulting two women while on duty. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/met-police-officer-charged-sexual-assault-ealing-hounslow-hillingdon-b1299461.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-04 · by Matt Watts

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A Metropolitan Police officer, PC Islam Abdel-Hady, aged 43, has been charged with sexually assaulting two women while on duty. The charges include two counts of sexual assault from incidents that occurred in January 2020 and February of an unspecified year. Both victims were known to the officer. Abdel-Hady is attached to the Met’s west area basic command unit covering Ealing, Hounslow, and Hillingdon and has been suspended from duty. He will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on October 5.
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PC Islam Abdel-Hady, a 43-year-old officer with the Metropolitan Police (Met), has been charged with two counts of sexual assault involving two separate incidents in January 2020 and February 2021. The victims were known to him, and he is attached to the Met’s west area basic command unit covering Ealing, Hounslow, and Hillingdon. Abdel-Hady was suspended from duty following these charges and will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday October 5. This case highlights issues of trust and accountability within law enforcement institutions.

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Ealing Hillingdon Hounslow Met Metropolitan Police

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Adbel-Hady PERSON · 1× Ealing GPE · 1× Hillingdon GPE · 1× Hounslow GPE · 1× Islam Abdel-Hady PERSON · 1× Met ORG · 1× Metropolitan Police ORG · 1× Westminster Magistrates’ Court ORG · 1×

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Adbel-Hady, attached to the Met’s west area basic command unit covering Ealing, Hounslow and Hillingdon , has been suspended from duty. He is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday October 5.
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2026-10-04 · Evening Standard
Met Police officer charged with sexually assaulting two women while on duty · assertive framing

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A Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with sexually assaulting two women while he was on duty, the force said. asserted
force → charge → duty
PC Islam Abdel-Hady, 43, has been charged with two counts of sexual assault relating to two separate incidents said to have taken place in January 2020 and February last year. asserted
Hady → charge → January
The women were known to the officer, police added. asserted
police → know → officer
Adbel-Hady, attached to the Met’s west area basic command unit covering Ealing, Hounslow and Hillingdon , has been suspended from duty. He is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday October 5. asserted
He → attach → Monday
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