Sudanese asylum seeker jailed for 2 years for Henley assault

A Sudanese asylum seeker has been handed a consecutive two-year prison sentence after launching a violent attack in Henley-on-Thames while already subject to separate criminal proceedings.

Ba Dak Koul, 22, pleaded guilty at Oxford Crown Court to one count of Section 20 wounding following the assault on Mohammed Qadr on July 29, 2025.

The defendant, currently an inmate at HMP Bullingdon, appeared via video link to hear the court outline a burgeoning pattern of violent instability across multiple jurisdictions.

This latest custodial term follows a 16-month sentence imposed at Cardiff Crown Court in June 2025 for a separate act of unprovoked aggression.

The prior Welsh incident involved Koul repeatedly punching a fellow hostel resident in the face after being requested to lower the volume of a television set.

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During that encounter, victim Milad Rostami was pursued into the street by Koul, who continued the assault until members of the public intervened.

Medical reports from the Cardiff attack detailed a broken tooth, a human bite mark to the shoulder, and multiple facial lacerations requiring hospital treatment.

The Oxford proceedings heard that Koul arrived in the United Kingdom in May 2024 to seek asylum, though he has amassed four serious convictions within fourteen months.

By pleading to the lesser Section 20 charge in Henley, the defendant successfully avoided the more severe sentencing brackets associated with Section 18 wounding with intent.

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The court noted that Koul’s residence at the time of the Henley offence was part of the government-funded asylum seeker accommodation network.