AG v Ali (Royal Court : Sentencing (Criminal) : MacRae) [2025] JRC 328 (5 December 2025)

AG v Ali (Royal Court : Sentencing (Criminal) : MacRae) [2025] JRC 328 (5 December 2025)

The defendant's persistent harassment and stalking of two unrelated victims, including breach of bail conditions and impact on victims, justified consecutive custodial sentences, imposition of Domestic Abuse Protection Order, restraining orders, notification requirements, and forfeiture of property, in accordance with statutory criteria and public interest in deterrence.

Citation
[2025] JRC 328
Parties
Defendant: Afiz Ali; Prosecutor: Attorney General; Victim: Former partner (unnamed); Victim: 17-year-old girl (unnamed)
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
05 December 2025
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing Judgment
Outcome
convicted and sentenced
Legal Topics
Harassment, Domestic Abuse, Stalking, Restraining Orders, Notification Requirements, Sentencing
Criminal Law Harassment Domestic Abuse Stalking Restraining Orders Notification Requirements Sentencing

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Parties

Afiz Ali

Defendant

Attorney General

Prosecutor

Former partner (unnamed)

Victim

17-year-old girl (unnamed)

Victim

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the defendant's conduct constituted harassment and domestic abuse under Jersey law
  2. 2 Appropriate sentence for persistent harassment and stalking of two victims
  3. 3 Whether statutory criteria for Domestic Abuse Protection Order and restraining orders are met

Ratio Decidendi

The defendant's persistent harassment and stalking of two unrelated victims, including breach of bail conditions and impact on victims, justified consecutive custodial sentences, imposition of Domestic Abuse Protection Order, restraining orders, notification requirements, and forfeiture of property, in accordance with statutory criteria and public interest in deterrence.

Court Disposition

convicted and sentenced

Orders

  • 10 months' imprisonment for Count 1
  • 5 months' imprisonment for Count 2, consecutive