‘PREDATORY OFFENCES’: Taxi driver convicted of sexual assault after Hastings attack
- Perry Richardson
- 1 day ago
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A taxi driver from Hastings has been convicted of multiple sexual offences after a jury found he assaulted a passenger during a journey in late 2024.
Abdulhamid Alammar, 34, was found guilty of sexual assault and causing a person to engage in non-penetrative sexual activity following a trial at Lewes Crown Court. The offences took place in Hastings on 29 November 2024.
The jury returned not guilty verdicts in relation to a charge of false imprisonment.
The court heard that a woman in her 30s had booked a taxi home from a friend’s address on the evening of 29 November. Alammar collected the passenger but did not take her to the requested destination. Instead, he drove her to a secluded location where the sexual assault took place.
Self-employed driver found guilty of offences against female passenger following trial at Lewes Crown Court
According to Sussex Police, the offence came to light during a separate investigation into a sexual assault reported by another woman in Hastings in April 2025. During enquiries into that incident, the earlier November attack was disclosed to officers.
Police said the victim from the November incident was supported by specially trained officers as the investigation progressed.
Alammar was arrested and charged in connection with the November 2024 assault while already remanded in custody over the April 2025 allegations.
He previously faced trial in October 2025 in relation to the April offences. A jury convicted him of sexual assault but acquitted him of rape and sexual assault by penetration. He remained in custody awaiting the outcome of the second trial.
Following the latest trial, which concluded on Friday 6 March at Lewes Crown Court, Alammar was again found guilty of sexual assault and causing a person to engage in non-penetrative sexual activity relating to the November incident.
He has been remanded in custody and will be sentenced for both convictions at Lewes Crown Court on a date yet to be confirmed.
Detective Constable Christina Bales, of the Hastings Safeguarding Investigation Unit, said: “These were serious and predatory offences committed against women who should have felt safe. I would like to commend the victims for their courage in coming forward and supporting the investigation.
"We remain committed to ensuring victims of sexual offences receive support and that offenders are brought before the courts.”
