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Posted By admin on July 31, 2022

A Jewish woman was assaulted outside a London Underground nation in North London amid a spate of anti-Semitic attacks across London in recent days. A spokesperson for a local neighbourhood watch team in Haringey said that a woman was hit over the head with a wooden stick in a targeted attack on Thursday afternoon (July 28).

Her attacker reportedly shouted: "I am doing it because you are a Jew" - before throwing a liquid over the victim. A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police told MyLondon : "Officers were called at around 3.45pm on Thursday, July 28 to reports of a woman assaulted by another woman close to Seven Sisters Underground station, N4.

"The incident happened around 30 minutes prior to the call. The victim was not seriously injured during the incident. Due to comments made during the assault, this is being treated as a hate crime. No arrests have been made in connection with the incident, and enquiries continue into the circumstances."

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It comes amid a spate of alleged attacks against the Jewish community across the capital over the past few days. Yesterday (July 29), the Metropolitan Police received a report of a racially-aggravated assault that was reported to have occurred in High Road, N15, less than half-a-mile away from the scene of the first incident.

A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police confirmed that a 29-year-old woman was sprayed with a liquid and threatened by another woman. No injuries were reported, and enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.

One eyewitness alleged that a "mum and baby were attacked by a serial racist", with the offender throwing a substance over the baby before chasing them down the street - all while "brandishing a stick and shouting".

On the same day, officers received a report of another racially-aggravated assault that was reported to have occurred in Manor Road, Hackney (N16). It was reported a 13-year-old boy was assaulted. A spokesperson for a local anti-hate crime group said that the teenager was attacked by three youngsters who threw his hat off & shouted "F***** Jew".

He was not injured, and enquiries to establish the circumstances of the incident are ongoing. Officers say that they have arranged to take a statement from the informant.

Anyone with information about the attack near Seven Sisters Tube station should call 101 or tweet @MetCC quoting CAD reference number 4820 of July 28.

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Woman 'hit over head with stick' as attacker yells 'it's because you're a Jew' - My London

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