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Thursday, January 27, 2022
2 Jewish men assaulted on London street, 18-year-old arrested
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An 18-year-old has been arrested in north London after video showed a passerby assaulting two men in ultra-Orthodox garb on a sidewalk.
In the video, the attacker can be seen continuously punching the two until they are knocked down. The pair required medical treatment but were released from a hospital the same evening.
The Shomrim organization, which released the video, helped police track down the alleged assailant, according to the Jewish Chronicle.
#HateCrime #Antisemitism #Horrific | 2 Jewish men #Attacked
Cadoxton Avenue #N15
The brutal, unprovoked attack saw the victims knocked to the floor by vicious punches to the head@Shomrim located the suspect through #CCTV enquiries #Arrested by @MPSHaringey
CAD 7284 26/01 pic.twitter.com/rCXrFITVAI— Shomrim (London North & East) (@Shomrim) January 27, 2022
Police call the crime, which occurred on the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day, an “awful reminder that hate crime still exists.”
Home Secretary Priti Patel also speaks out.
An absolutely despicable attack.
This, on the eve of #HolocaustMemorialDay, is a sickening reminder of why we must never allow antisemitism to take root. We won't tolerate abuse towards our Jewish community.
Thank you to the officers who responded swiftly to make an arrest. https://t.co/2SSfYS9XnC
— Priti Patel MP (@pritipatel) January 27, 2022
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