Police have arrested a man after he was filmed violently assaulting two Orthodox Jewish men in Stamford Hill.
According to footage released by Shomrim, the two men were exiting a building when a figure dressed in black walks past. The attacker then says something to two men who turn to face him. The attacker then begins striking the men repeatedly, with enough force to knock off one of the men's kippot.
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The man then follows them continually punching the men until they fall over. According to Shomrim, the men were taken to hospital by Hatzola and released later the same evening.
Local MP David Lammy condemned the attack, saying: "This is appalling. The perpetrator of this despicable antisemitic attack deserves the full force of the law."
Police arrested the man after Shomrim were able to track him using CCTV in the area.
Rabbi Herschel Gluck OBE, the president of Shomrim in North and East London told the JC: “The police response time was over 40 minutes, This is simply unacceptable. The Metropolitan police say they care about hate crimes and antisemitism, and if this is caring, I’d hate to see what not caring looks like”
Malaki Thorpe, 18, of Fairview Road N15, is due to appear in custody today at Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court charged with two counts of racially aggravated assault causing actual bodily harm and one count of possession of an offensive weapon.
