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A 45-year-old man from the United Kingdom was convicted yesterday for attacking a George Washington University student with a hammer in 2009.

According to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Mohammed Niazi was found guilty by a jury of assault with a dangerous weapon, assault with significant bodily injury and carrying a dangerous weapon.

In October 2009, Niazi entered a men’s bathroom at George Washington University’s Duques Hall then attacked a student with a hammer. According to the GW Hatchet, the victim sustained “a three-inch gash [on his head] and major, but not life-threatening injuries.

Niazi, whom detectives identified through security video and credit card transactions, fled to London shortly after the attack and was apprehended trying to travel through Panama in April of this year. He was then returned to the United States to face trial.

He will be sentenced on October 22, four years after the crime was committed.

A media relations representative from GWU said a statement about the conviction will be released this afternoon.

Update: Here’s a statement from Kevin Hay, GW’s chief of police:
“We are pleased to learn that Mohammed Niazi, who violently attacked a George Washington University graduate student, has been found guilty of several of the charges brought against him. We are grateful for the efforts by the U.S. Marshall’s Office and the Metropolitan Police Department to bring forth justice for the victim and his friends and
family. I would also like to thank GWPD officers and especially Detective Jason Engel for their hard work to keep our campuses safe.”