Herts police today (Friday) confirmed the extent of the 30-year-old Londoner’s wounds, who is still in Stevenage’s Lister Hospital, after a nationwide manhunt appeal was aired last night.
The Edgeware resident is believed to have been running kennels at the B1502 Stanstead Road scene of last Wednesday’s attack, where the woman, identified as Beata Obuchowska from Poland, is thought to have been cleaning.
After police were called by paramedics they discovered 99 dogs, and had to destroy 40 of them due to their “ill health” and “aggressive nature”.
PROBATION VIOLATION DUE TO PREVIOUS ANIMAL CRUELTY CONVICTION - WASN'T ALLOWED TO OWN ANIMALS UNTIL 2022
It has emerged Islam was banned from keeping animals for 10 years in 2012, after he was found guilty of a slew of animal cruelty offenses relating to a pet hotel (pet boarding business) in Elstree. He was also claiming to be a dog trainer and training dogs to be 'guard dogs'. Nearly 175 dogs and puppies (American Bulldogs, German Shepherds and Rottweilers) were seized after being found locked in cages in horrendous living conditions.
He wasn't supposed to own animal animals for 10 years yet he immediately went out and started a new business with dogs -- and authorities did nothing about it until this woman was nearly killed.
“We have been making attempts to trace him however; I am now asking members of the public to assist and let us know if they have seen him since last Wednesday or have any information on his whereabouts.”
He added: “The victim suffered life-changing injuries and it cannot be underestimated just how serious this incident was.
Two men were arrested at the scene. A 20-year-old man from Edmonton and a 27-year-old man from Buckinghamshire have been released on police bail.
Anyone with information about the whereabouts of Islam should call the police’s 101 number.
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