Jadiel Williams-Douglas from Luton was sentenced to 27 months in prison after pleading guilty to assisting an offender after a family was attacked in July 2021

The getaway driver for a man who threw acid over a Colindale family in July 2021 has been jailed this week.
Jadiel Williams-Douglas of Stockingstone Road, Luton was sentenced to 27 months in prison after pleading guilty to three counts of assisting an offender at Aylesbury Crown Court on Monday (19th February).
Williams-Douglas drove Denico Raymond to and from the address in Colindale where the attack happened on 12th July 2021.
Raymond travelled from Luton to the address armed with a milk bottle containing sulphuric acid. When a woman answered the door, Raymond threw the acid at her – also hitting a man and a ten-year-old girl.
Raymond fled, driven away by Williams-Douglas. All three victims were taken to hospital and treated for burns before being discharged. A number of officers were also treated at the scene for the effects of the substance after attending the address. None of their conditions were serious.
“It may have been a case of mistaken identity”
An investigation was launched and following analysis of CCTV, the route the car took as it left the scene was identified. Footage showed Raymond going into a shop to buy water to douse burns he had sustained when he threw the acid.
Police recognised him from the footage and he was subsequently arrested. Items of clothing Raymond wore during the attack were found at his address, further linking him to the incident.
Williams-Douglas was identified after being linked to the car the pair had used; he was arrested at his home address.
Raymond, 32 of Hitchin Road, Luton was jailed for life with a minimum term of nine years after pleading guilty of two counts and GBH and one count of ABH at Harrow Crown Court on 8th December 2022.
Detective Inspector Jack Stilwell, who led the police investigation, said: “This sentencing comes at the end of a long investigation and I would like to thank the officers who have been involved with the case for their dedication. It also would not have been possible to secure these convictions without the bravery of the victims.
“Neither Raymond or Williams-Douglas ever revealed why they chose to attack this family and we have yet to uncover a link to the address; it may have been a case of mistaken identity but unsurprisingly they have not had the courage to admit this. Although this investigation is over, the victims will live on with the physical and psychological trauma of this horrendous attack.”
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