‘Good Samaritans’ are sent to prison
Ashraf Rossli, 21, had been in Britain for a month when he was knocked to the ground in London on 8 August last year.
Moments after his jaw was smashed and his bicycle stolen, John Kafunda, 22, was caught on camera lifting Mr Rossli up and appearing to shepherd him from trouble.
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Hide AdSeconds later Kafunda and Reece Donovan, 22, began rifling through Mr Rossli’s rucksack as the victim’s back was to them and robbed him of a games console and ten games worth £500.
Donovan, of Chadwell Heath, east London, was sentenced to five years for robbery, violent disorder and burglary offences at Wood Green Crown Court.
Kafunda, of Ilford, east London, was sentenced to three and a half years for robbery and nine months for violent disorder, to run consecutively.