Man with 39 previous convictions jailed for violent homophobic attack in Islington

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Man, 28, jailed for slashing victim's face in 'appalling' homophobic attack

Alex Ogden, 28, used a knife to assault a man in his 50s at an address in Islington, north London, on October 18 (Picture: Met Police) A prolific criminal who slashed a man’s face and broke his nose in an ‘appalling’ homophobic attack has been jailed. Alex Ogden, 28, hurled vile slurs at the man in his 50s while attacking him with a knife at an address in Islington, north London, on October 18 last year. He fled the scene and spent 15 days on th…