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Two teenage girls arrested after Jewish woman is ‘kicked unconscious’
Two girls aged 13 and 14 from Haringey have been arrested on suspicion of robbery and remain in custody
December 10, 2023 16:38
Two girls aged 13 and 14 from Haringey have been arrested on suspicion of robbery and remain in custody
December 10, 2023 16:38Two teenage girls have been arrested after a young Jewish woman was violently assaulted and robbed in Stamford Hill, Scotland Yard has said.
The 20-year-old was assualted and robbed on Rostrevor Avenue by two people who ran off towards the A10 on Thursday afternoon. The woman, who is from the orthodox Jewish community, was left bruised.
Footage of the incident was circulated online after it was tweeted by neighbourhood watch group Shomrim.
They said on X/Twitter: “The brutal attack ended after the two female offenders kept on kicking the unconscious victim in the head before laughing over her body and, according to witness reports, saying joyfully she's ‘dead’!
“She was left collapsed and unresponsive in a puddle and appeared unconscious for a few minutes.
“Volunteers have spent all night recovering CCTV, searching for witnesses and supporting the victim and her family.”
#HateCrime #Antisemitism #ViciousAssault
— Shomrim (Stamford Hill) (@Shomrim) December 8, 2023
See dramatic footage of the horrendous #Racist vicious assault leaving the female victim unconscious!
The brutal attack ended after the two female offenders kept on kicking the unconscious victim in the head before laughing over her body… pic.twitter.com/FLxC3re1As
In a statement on Sunday evening, Scotland Yard said two girls aged 13 and 14 from Haringey had been arrested on suspicion of robbery and remain in custody.
The Met said investigators are still treating the attack as a "possible hate crime" and CCTV images from the scene suggested the suspects were wearing school uniforms at the time.
Detective Sergeant Asli Benson, who has led the investigation, said: "This was a terrifying incident for the young woman who was attacked. We will continue to ensure she has the right support.
"Officers have been pursuing all available lines of enquiry since the incident and these arrests are a very positive development.
"The victim is from the orthodox Jewish community. It would have been obvious from her appearance that she was Jewish and there has been significant concern that she was targeted for that reason.
"In the current climate, when fears and uncertainty in the wider Jewish community are heightened following the terror attacks in Israel and the subsequent rise in antisemitic hate crime here in London, these concerns are entirely understandable.
"While we are keeping an open mind as to the motive behind the incident and will continue to explore all avenues, we are treating this as a possible hate crime."