Man charged with attempted murder after rabbi stabbed in Stoke Newington

His attacker was restrained by members of the public until police arrived.

Construction site manager Lazar Friedlander told how he ran to the scene with his brother after hearing a “serious scream”.

He said “We ran outside, I saw a Jewish man covered in blood. I’m Jewish myself, and I can see another Jewish man shouting ‘hold him, catch him, he’s got a knife! Stabbing!’

“There were a couple of other people trying to grab him. Me and my brother managed to force him down and put his hands behind his back until the police came.”