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‘Predator’ caught ‘red-handed’ trying to rape woman near Buckingham Palace let go by police

Ramzi Barkat, 54, tailed the lone woman out of St James’s Park in the early hours of September 7 2024, Southwark Crown Court heard

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As of July 10, 2026 at 6:03 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Ramzi Barkat, 54, tailed the lone woman out of St James’s Park in the early hours of September 7 2024, Southwark Crown Court heard.
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Left / center-left‘Predator’ caught ‘red-handed’ trying to rape woman near Buckingham Palace let go by police

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The IndependentNews report · Jul 10, 5:48 PM

‘Predator’ caught ‘red-handed’ trying to rape woman near Buckingham Palace let go by police

Ramzi Barkat, 54, tailed the lone woman out of St James’s Park in the early hours of September 7 2024, Southwark Crown Court heard

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The Mirror UKNews report · Jul 10, 6:03 PM

'Predator' caught 'red-handed' trying to rape woman near Buckingham Palace let go by police

Ramzi Barkat tailed the lone woman out of St James's Park in central London and attacked her after she rejected his attempts to flirt with her

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Jul 10, 5:48 PM: The Independent joined the source map.

Jul 10, 6:03 PM: The Mirror UK joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 2 sources · 1 bucket.