Thug Kicks Elderly Woman’s Shopping Bag, Breaks Her Leg in Shocking Attack
12 Months Jail Suspended for Brutal Assault
Bradey Weight, 24, from Kentish Town, was slapped with a 12-month prison sentence – suspended for 18 months – at Wood Green Crown Court on Monday, 30 November. He must also complete 250 hours of unpaid work and spend 35 days in rehabilitation.
Weight had earlier pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm (GBH) without intent at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court on 25 August.
Attack Caught on CCTV
The shocking assault took place at 4.40pm on Monday, 4 May, on Camden Road, NW1. Officers on patrol were alerted after a 69-year-old woman was found injured in the street.
Police revealed Weight kicked the victim’s shopping bag as she got off a Route 29 bus. When the woman, who uses a walking stick, turned to confront him, he violently pushed her to the ground.
Victim Suffers Broken Leg, Police Launch Appeal
The elderly woman broke her leg in the fall. She was rushed by London Ambulance Service to a central London hospital, where she underwent surgery and was discharged several days later.
After police released a CCTV appeal, Weight handed himself in at Kentish Town Police Station on 18 May.
Judge Mathieson slammed Weight’s actions as a “horrific act” on an “entirely defenceless” victim, describing the CCTV footage as “truly shocking.”
