Man flashed girls days after attack on a family

A MAN exposed himself to a group of schoolgirls after attacking a family with a metal cord days earlier.

Azake Abakar, 29, carried out the offences five days apart in Cardiff and appeared to be under the influence of Spice and alcohol, a court heard.

The first incident took place on February 15 in Adamsdown when he attempted to hit Yasser Naser and Michalina Gatys with a metal cord as they attempted to help their child into a car.

The exposure took place on February 20 when Abakar approached a group of four schoolchildren in Canton and showed them his genitals after telling them he wanted to have sex with one of them.

A sentencing hearing at Cardiff Crown Court yesterday heard Abakar was subsequently diagnosed with psychosis and schizophrenia, had told police he thought his victims were “going to suck his blood”.

Prosecutor Tom Roberts said Mr Naser and Ms Gatys were putting their child into their car when Abakar, who was sitting on a bench opposite, was swinging a cord and talking loudly to himself. Without provocation he ran over to Ms Gatys and swung the cable at her, narrowly missing.

The victims got into the car and drove away but the defendant continued swinging the cord and hit the car.

He then ran after the car and threw pieces of metal.

Mr Roberts said: “Ms Gatys was distressed and crying as others were in the car.”

When arrested Abakar claimed the victims were “looking at him” and he swung the cord at them to scare them away.

He also claimed there was a conspiracy against him.

Five days later Abakar approached four schoolgirls in a residential street in the Canton area and appeared to be staring at one of them.

They told the defendant to stop following them but he mumbled “I want” and pointed at one of the girls.

They told him they were aged under 16 but he responded: “I don’t care”.

Mr Roberts said Abakar then exposed himself to the girls who ran to a Tesco store in Cowbridge Road East and notified staff members of what had happened.

A police officer was flagged down and he apprehended the defendant when he rode past on his bike.

Abakar, of Tresillian Terrace, Cardiff, later pleaded guilty to using threatening, abusive, insulting words or behaviour and possession of a weapon while he was found guilty of exposure.

He also pleaded guilty to failing to surrender to his trial at Cardiff Magistrates’ Court.

The court heard he had numerous previous convictions for offences such as possession of a blade, public order offences, being drunk and disorderly, assault, and exposure.

In mitigation solicitor-advocate Derrick Gooden said his client was “clearly unwell” during and shortly after the offences.

He also described hearing voices and claimed there was a sim card placed in his head.

Mr Gooden said Abakar had been in custody since April and he had tried to have him assessed in hospital but was unsuccessful. Since his incarceration the defendant has been treated and has been receiving anti-psychotic medication which Mr Gooden said had made Abakar a “different person”.

Sentencing, Recorder Bilal Siddique said: “These were extremely frightening ordeals for the victims.”

Abakar was sentenced to a 24-month community order, a 30-day rehabilitation activity requirement, and was made subject to a sexual harm prevention order.