Fifth person charged in connection with Hatzola ambulance arson attack

An 18-year-old man has been charged in connection with a Counter Terrorism Policing London investigation into an arson attack on volunteer-led ambulances run by the Jewish community in March.

Charges were authorised by the Crown Prosecution Service against Subhan Ahmed [H], (02.03.2008). a British national, from Walthamstow, east London. He was charged on Monday, 8 June with assisting an offender, contrary to section 4 of the Criminal Law Act, 1967. Ahmed has been bailed with strict conditions and is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ court on Tuesday, 16 June.

Ahmed is the fifth person to be charged in connection with this incident.

[C] Hamza Iqbal 20 (28.10.05) and [D] Rehan Khan 19 (11.02.07), both British nationals from Leyton, and [E] a 17-year-old boy, a dual British and Pakistani national from Walthamstow and [G] Judex Atshatshi 18 (24.11.07) a British national of Dagenham were all previously charged with committing arson destroying or damaging property being reckless as to whether life would be endangered.

They all appeared at the Old Bailey on Friday, 24 April and were remanded in custody, with a trial date set for January 2027. The next hearing will be at the Old Bailey on 28 August.

The charges are linked to an investigation into an arson attack at approximately 01:35hrs on Monday, 23 March. Four ambulances from Hatzola, a volunteer-led ambulance service operating in the Golders Green area of north London, were set on fire during the incident.