Man Jailed for Five Years After Antisemitic Terror Campaign & Bomb Threats in North London

A man who targeted members of the North London Jewish community with a campaign of antisemitic abuse, death threats, and violent property damage has been sentenced to five years in prison.

Tavius Jean Charles, 35, appeared via video link at Southwark Crown Court, where Judge Dafna Spiro condemned his actions as a direct assault on the fabric of a multicultural community.

"Any attack on the Jewish community is also an attack on all of society," Judge Spiro said during sentencing, noting that Jean Charles "repeatedly targeted individuals who were visibly Jewish in the street" and had shown "no expression of remorse" since his arrest.

The court heard that between October 2025 and March 2026, Jean Charles subjected six different victims to a barrage of religiously aggravated harassment and criminal damage.

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Much of the activity was centered around the Stamford Hill area, a prominent hub for London’s Orthodox Jewish community.

The escalation of his behavior left local residents fearing for their lives.

On November 24, 2025, Jean Charles approached David Bard outside the Belz Synagogue, demanding his personal address. When Bard refused, Jean Charles threatened him, asking, "Do you want to lose your life?"

Just two days later, David’s uncle and synagogue manager, Barry Bard, spotted Jean Charles photographing the building late at night. Jean Charles shouted across the street, "Jew, I'm going to kill you." In a victim impact statement, Barry Bard described feeling "petrified" by the encounter, labeling the defendant "a danger to society" whose actions left members of his congregation "terrified for their lives."

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The hostility continued into the new year. On March 16, 2026, Jean Charles confronted Barry Bard and his son outside the synagogue, shouting that he would "kill not just you" but "all... Jews."

Thirty minutes later, Jean Charles targeted Joel Scher, a visibly Orthodox Jewish man driving down nearby Heathland Road. After shouting, "I will kill you Jews," Jean Charles hurled a stone through Scher's passenger window. The impact was so sudden that Scher initially believed he had been shot.

The campaign culminated on March 24, 2026, when a bystander overhead Jean Charles speaking on his phone on Dunsmere Road, stating: "It would be good if we blew up one of their schools." Police arrested him later that day.

The court revealed that Jean Charles was a prolific offender with 16 previous convictions for 36 offences, including the possession of a machete. Strikingly, almost all of his antisemitic offenses were committed while he was out on licence following a prior release.

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In addition to the hate crimes, Jean Charles was sentenced for drug offenses dating back to mid-2024, which included the possession of cannabis and the possession of crack cocaine with intent to supply.

Judge Spiro handed down a total five-year custodial sentence:

 Two and a half years for the religiously aggravated offenses.

 Two and a half years for the drug offenses, to be served consecutively.

Alongside his prison term, Jean Charles was issued a strict restraining order. He is indefinitely banned from contacting his victims and is prohibited from entering the Stamford Hill area.