Press Release

Homes for Islington protects the Community from Antisocial Behaviour.....continued

January 2008

David Avahondo was sentenced on 19 December 2007 to two weeks in Pentonville Prison for continually breaching the injunction order against him.

On the 20th July HFI successfully obtained an injunction with power of arrest against Mr. Avahondo who had been rough sleeping on the Bemerton Estate.

The injunction restricts Mr Avahondo from threatening, verbally abusing or assaulting residents or children within the borough of Islington. In addition he is forbidden to enter the Bemerton Estate N1.

If Mr Avahondo fails to comply with the above restrictions, he will be arrested again and could be imprisoned again. This injunction and power of arrest shall remain in force until the 30 June 2008 at 4:00 PM unless it has been revoked by further orders of the court.

HFI and the Police request that if any resident identify Mr Avahondo as being in breach of this injunction they immediately report the incident to either their local HFI ASB Officer or the Police.

Doug Goldring, HFI’s Director of Operations agreed that this court action demonstrates that “We are taking seriously our commitment to working with partners and police in addressing antisocial behaviour.”

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For media enquiries please contact James Asser in the HFI communications team on 020 7527 4379 or email james.asser@homesforilsington.org.uk

Notes to editors:

1. Homes for Islington, one of the UK’s largest arms length management organisations (ALMO), which began operations in April 2004, is charged with managing council housing stock throughout the borough. It is owned by Islington Council and managed by a Board of Directors, made up of Islington tenants and leaseholders, council representatives and independent members.

2. By signing the Respect Standard HFI promises you that it will:
· be accountable to you while showing leadership and commitment
· empower and reassure you
· identify ways to intervene early to prevent ASB
· make sure that HFI services provide support for victims
· protect you through swift action when ASB happens
· introduce support to residents to tackle the causes of ASB