ASBO bans 16-year-old from wearing a bulletproof vest

A teenager who persistently caused trouble on the streets of Hayes has been given an Asbo. Sixteen-year-old Coucou Kasongo was given a two-year anti-social behaviour order at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court last Thursday.

The terms of the order state that he is not to associate with 16 young people, most of whom are also under 18, unless supervised by a member of the borough's Youth Offending Team.



He is barred from entering the areas surrounding Rosedale College, in Wood End Green Road, Hayes, and Mellow Lane School, in Hewens Road, Hayes, and he is restricted from going near Hayes and Harlington railway station.

He is also not allowed to be in possession of any mobile phone not registered in his name. More unusual conditions prohibit Kasongo from wearing any scarf or bandana, and he is not allowed to wear a bulletproof vest, which he wore on occasions to 'give him more confidence in certain situations,' the court heard.