Fuad Haddad

A shocking incident unfolded in the early hours of April 11, 2023, when Fuad Haddad, a 31-year-old Deliveroo delivery driver from Adamsdown, Cardiff, committed a brazen sexual assault on a woman in her own home. According to reports from Daily Mail Online, the victim had ordered food via the Deliveroo app but cancelled the order shortly after. Despite the cancellation, Haddad arrived at the address to collect payment and, finding the front door open, let himself inside without invitation.

Haddad, of South Luton Place, made his way upstairs to the bedroom where the woman was asleep alongside her boyfriend, who was passed out in the kitchen from intoxication. Prosecutor Byron Broadstock told Cardiff Crown Court that Haddad climbed into the bed and attempted to kiss the disorientated woman twice, while touching her hip and pressing his body against hers. The woman, realising the intrusion, demanded he leave, to which Haddad apologised repeatedly but refused to depart until she forcibly escorted him out and pushed him through the door. CCTV footage later captured Haddad approaching the property multiple times before finally leaving at 5:12am.

The assault was reported to South Wales Police, who arrested Haddad on April 13, 2023. Initially denying any sexual offence, he later pleaded guilty to sexual assault and trespassing on premises with intent to commit a sexual offence. At Cardiff Crown Court, Judge Wayne Beard sentenced Haddad to two years and eight months' imprisonment, describing the offence as profoundly impactful on the victim. 'She was clearly asleep and you took advantage of a person who was completely vulnerable at that point in time,' the judge stated, highlighting how Haddad's actions had 'changed this young woman's life completely.' Haddad was also placed on the sex offenders' register indefinitely.

• The victim shared in a personal statement: 'I was sexually assaulted in a place I thought I was safe. I have changed my habits, demeanour and appearance to try and process and cope with what happened.'
• In mitigation, defence barrister Hannah Williams argued that Haddad had worked as a Deliveroo driver without prior incidents and had 'misread the signals,' calling the offence 'entirely out of character.'

Haddad's prior convictions included drug offences and battery, adding context to his criminal history. The case underscores vulnerabilities in home delivery services and the importance of securing properties, as reported in the court proceedings covered by Daily Mail on November 2, 2023.