Moped rider ‘beaten by thief who asked if he was a Christian’

A thief asked a moped rider if he was a Christian before attacking him and speeding off his bike, a court heard. Abdelmoughit Aaniba El Fadli, 21, brutally assaulted Cristiano Rodrigues in Kensington Gardens Square on 10 January last year, it was said. El Fadli asked Mr Rodrigues about his religious beliefs before lashing out, then fleeing on his Honda moped, Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard He appeared in court today wearing a grey t-shirt and spectacles and spoke to confirm…