LONDON: A Saudi student in the UK who saved a woman from an attempted rape has been hailed for his extraordinary heroism and bravery by a judge, police and members of the public.
Hamzah Al-Bar, 24, rushed to the defense of the woman on Dec. 30 last year as he walked to a supermarket in Sunderland.
He spotted Ian Hudson, 42, trying to carry out the attack, and phoned the police but his battery died.
Al-Bar approached Hudson, who tried to flee. The Saudi student, then aged 23, tackled and pinned him down despite being punched in the face. Al-Bar then alerted two passersby who phoned the police.
Hudson was convicted and jailed last month following a trial at Newcastle Crown Court. He had earlier admitted a charge of exposure and assaulting a police constable.
