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  "publishedAt": "2026-02-06T23:36:38.000Z",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nAn Afghan migrant jailed for a brutal and unprovoked assault on a young woman has died in custody at HMP Wandsworth.\n\nGulwali Stanekzay, 25, died on January 17 while serving a three-year prison sentence for the violent attack.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe Prisons and Probation Ombudsman is understood to have launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death.\n\nStanekzay had admitted repeatedly punching Aisha Waris during a random assault in Harlesden, north west London, in February 2023.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\nThe attack left Ms Waris covered in blood and was captured on a neighbour’s Ring doorbell camera.\n\nHe pleaded guilty to two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and two counts of criminal damage at a hearing in May 2023.\n\nThe court heard that on the evening of February 26, Ms Waris, then 23, was walking home along Minet Avenue at around 7.30pm when Stanekzay deliberately cycled into her.\n\nHe then punched her repeatedly around the head and shoulders for about a minute before cycling away.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nStill in shock, Ms Waris continued towards her home but soon saw her attacker return.\n\nStanekzay launched a second assault, forcing her to shield her face and flee towards a nearby property.\n\nDespite her pleas for him to stop, he attacked her a third time at the doorstep of neighbour Richard Jarman.\n\nFootage showed Ms Waris approaching the front door begging him to leave her alone, before screaming “No” as the assault continued.\n\n### CRIME - READ THE LATEST:\n\n\n\n\n  * Louvre releases new pictures of royal crown damaged during brazen heist\n  * Michelin-star restaurateur guilty of spiking woman’s drink in London club\n  * Man who sexually abused children at summer camp jailed for more than 23 years\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nMr Jarman came outside after hearing screams and warned Stanekzay he was being filmed before retreating indoors.\n\nAfter Ms Waris reached safety, Stanekzay turned his anger on a Toyota Prius parked nearby, causing £3,445 worth of damage.\n\nHe then attempted to kick down Mr Jarman’s front door, smashing the glass and camera with a bike lock and causing more than £4,000 in further damage.\n\nMs Waris’s father, Abdullah Khan, arrived after being alerted by a friend who had been speaking to his daughter during the attack.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nStanekzay also assaulted Mr Khan, punching him several times and dragging him along the road before fleeing.\n\nMs Waris suffered a bruised lip, swollen nose and extensive bruising to her chest, shoulders, face, head, neck and back, requiring hospital treatment.\n\nIn her victim impact statement, Ms Waris said: “This incident has caused me a lot of distress and had an impact on my emotions and my mental health.”\n\nShe added: “I used to love going out by myself, for example, going for walks, and was independent however this attack has taken my independence away from me.”\n\nStanekzay arrived in Britain as an unaccompanied 16-year-old in 2016 and was homeless at the time of the offence, having spent periods in immigration centres.\n\nSentencing him at Harrow Crown Court, Judge Maya Sikand described the assault as “wholly unprovoked” and told him: “Watching that footage is upsetting and frightening and I’m sorry to say portrays you in a very ugly light.”\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards:The GB News Editorial Charter**\n",
  "title": "Afghan migrant who carried out vicious random attack on woman dies in prison"
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