Man charged with string of attempted kidnappings of school children

Abdi Waise is due at Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court
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Ben Morgan12 February 2016
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A man was today appearing in court accused of posing as a police officer to attempt to kidnap school children in north London.

Abdi Waise, 29, of no fixed address, was due to appear at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court,

He has been charged with six counts of attempted kidnap, five counts of impersonating a police officer, false imprisonment, stalking and one count of inciting a 15-year-old boy to engage in sexual activity.

Waise was arrested on January 20 after police stepped up patrols around three secondary schools in Hornsey, north London.

He had been on police bail until yesterday when he was charged.

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