Mizzy: TikTok prankster given community order after stealing woman’s phone and fleeing police
A TikTok prankster has been given a community order and ordered to pay a fine after snatching a phone out of a woman’s hand while riding an e-bike in central London.
Mizzy, whose real name is Bacari-Bronze O’Garro, was riding a Lime bike on 15 June 2022 when he stole the £1,000 iPhone as the woman was texting, Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court heard.
Police officers in the area pursued the teenager, who was 17 at the time, after they “noticed Mr O’Garro cycling in a way that they deemed him to be trying to get away from something”, prosecutor Amy Gault said.
He was later arrested and in April was found guilty of theft.
Sentencing the teenager, Judge Michael Oliver gave O’Garro, now 19, a 12-month community order and said he must pay £500 in compensation to the victim.
The community orders requires O’Garro to complete 100 hours of unpaid work and 15 days of rehabilitation activity.
The judge said the sentence will “serve to punish you and make reparation to the community at large”.
The court heard Ruby Hewitt was left “stressed, anxious and quite scared for my safety” after the theft on Highbury New Park in Islington, north London.
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The TikTok prankster pictured outside court last August. Image: PA
Three Metropolitan Police officers in an unmarked police car – who did not witness the incident – became suspicious of O’Garro due to “erratic behaviour, going in and out of the road and moving on to the pavement”, PC David Clifford previously told the court.
The defendant fled the officers and threw the phone into a bush. When he was forced off the e-bike, he ran away on foot before being detained.
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O’Garro’s lawyer Keren Weekes told the court his previous time at a young offenders institution had “had a detrimental effect on his mental health” and said the TikTok star is now “working to make a positive change in society”.
O’Garro, who has a son, is undertaking two internships and a vocational qualification in creative media, she added.
Ms Weekes said O’Garro is co-leading the production of an anti-knife crime video as part of one of his internships.
O’Garro had three previous convictions at the time of the theft and had been sentenced for a separate robbery in July 2022, the court heard.
Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has called on Sir Keir Starmer to sack Treasury minister Tulip Siddiq over allegations she lived in properties linked to allies of her aunt, Sheikh Hasina, the deposed prime minister of Bangladesh.
It comes after the current Bangladeshi leader, Muhammad Yunus, said London properties used by Ms Siddiq should be investigated.
He told the Sunday Times the properties should be handed back to his government if they were acquired through “plain robbery”.
Tory leader Ms Badenoch said: “It’s time for Keir Starmer to sack Tulip Siddiq.
“He appointed his personal friend as anti-corruption minister and she is accused herself of corruption.
“Now the government of Bangladesh is raising serious concerns about her links to the regime of Sheikh Hasina.”
Ms Siddiq insists she has “done nothing wrong”.
Her aunt was ousted from office in August following an uprising against her 20-year leadership and fled to India.
Ms Siddiq is also named with her aunt in Bangladesh court documents about meetings with the Russian government.
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has called on Sir Keir to sack the minister
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As economic secretary to the Treasury, Ms Siddiq is responsible for policy on both the City and tackling corruption.
She referred herself to the prime minister’s ethics watchdog on Monday following the reports about the properties.
On the same day, the prime minister said: “Tulip Siddiq has acted entirely properly by referring herself to the independent adviser, as she’s now done, and that’s why we brought into being the new code.
“It’s to allow ministers to ask the adviser to establish the facts, and yes, I’ve got confidence in her, and that’s the process that will now be happening.”
Police in Aberdeen have widened the search area for two sisters who disappeared four days ago in the city.
Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, both 32, were last seen on CCTV on Market Street after leaving their home on Tuesday at around 2.12am.
The sisters – who are part of a set of triplets and originally from Hungary – crossed the Victoria Bridge to the Torry area and turned right on to a footpath next to the River Dee.
Eliza and Henrietta Huszti were last seen on CCTV in Market Street. Pic: Police Scotland/PA
They headed in the direction of Aberdeen Boat Club but officers said there is no evidence to suggest the missing women left the immediate area.
Specialist search teams, police dogs and a marine unit have been trying to trace the pair.
The sisters crossed Victoria Bridge before walking along a footpath next to the River Dee
The pair were heading in the direction of Aberdeen Boat Club on the south side of the River Dee
Further searches are being carried out towards the Port of Aberdeen’s South Harbour and Duthie Park.
Police Scotland said it is liaising with authorities in Hungary to support the relatives of the two sisters.
Chief Inspector Darren Bruce said: “Eliza and Henrietta’s family are understandably extremely worried about them and we are working tirelessly to find them.
“We are seriously concerned about them and have significant resources dedicated to the inquiry.”
The sisters, from Aberdeen city centre, are described as slim with long brown hair.
Henrietta Huszti. Pic: Police Scotland
Eliza Huszti. Pic: Police Scotland
Officers have requested businesses in and around the South Esplanade and Menzies Road area to review their CCTV footage for the early morning of Tuesday 7 January.
Police added they are keen to hear from anyone with dashcam footage from that time.
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