Disabled Jewish lady using buggy for support attacked by man who tried to kick the buggy away

A disabled Jewish lady who was using a buggy for support was attacked by a man who tried to kick the buggy away from her. The assailant had been walking alongside the victim for some time, who believed that she was targeted because she was Jewish and disabled.

The incident took place in Stamford Hill at 09:30 and was reported by Stamford Hill Shomrim, the Jewish volunteer neighbourhood watch patrol.

If you have any more information, please contact the police on 101 or Stamford Hill Shomrim on 0300 999 0123, quoting reference number: CAD7749 24/02/2020.

Campaign Against Antisemitism’s analysis of Home Office statistics shows that an average of over three hate crimes are directed at Jews every single day in England and Wales, with Jews almost four times more likely to be targets of hate crimes than any other faith group.