A Jewish woman was beaten unconscious by vicious antisemites late Thursday afternoon in London’s Stamford Hill neighborhood. The attack took place just before the neighborhood’s Jewish residents and their fellow Jews around the world were preparing to light the first candle on the first night of Chanukah.
The attack took place on Rostrevor Avenue N15, Metropolitan Police said, adding that the laughing attackers also stole the woman’s bag.
“She was left collapsed and unresponsive in a puddle and appeared unconscious for a few minutes,” London Shomrim, who released the CCTV, said in a statement.
“We don’t underestimate the psychological impact of offences such as these and we are offering her every support as we work to identify the suspects,” said Detective Inspector Mike Herrick, who is leading the investigation from Metropolitan Police robbery unit.
“We know footage of the incident has been widely shared on social media and understand that there will be added concerns about the motivation behind the attack. We will of course keep an open mind about the motive and continue to work closely with the local community to allay any fears.”
The attackers, described as two black females with long braided weave hairstyles, kicked the woman in the head until she was unconscious and then laughed over her body, declaring she was “dead,” according to witnesses quoted by Stamford Hill Shomrim.
Horrifically but unsurprisingly, numerous people and drivers passed as the attack was taking place, but not one person stopped to help the victim.
“This was a shocking incident, and we are supporting the victim who is understandably distress,” London’s Metropolitan Police said in a statement posted on X.
“Officers take any suggestion of hate crime incredibly seriously and our investigation will include a thorough assessment of the motive for the attack,” Metropolitan Police said in a statement.
#HateCrime #Antisemitism #ViciousAssault
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
— Shomrim (Stamford Hill) (@Shomrim) December 8, 2023
Animals that behave like animals should be permanently caged for the good of the public. My apologies to the four legged variety.
A little resistance goes a long way., despite our nature, we have no choice
This is Holocaust like
They may not even have known she was Jewish. They may just be antisocial brats who would have done the same to a non-Jew; this one was simply the first victim to fall into their hands. Until they’re arrested we won’t know.
I think the traditional Jewish clothes and long skirt of the Jewish woman indicate she is Jewish. Also is the neighborhood one with a large amount of Jews. Do Jews make up the majority of the white people in the neighborhood ?
Yaacov Yudewitz
Why else would the beat her up in such a vile manner and then laugh about it. It wasn’t just stealing a purse..
They absolutely knew she was Jewish , they hate Jews . We were always harassed by them growing up , called all sorts of names spat at .
Saw a woman have her wig pulled off .
Exactly. Well said.
Instead of saying everything is not a hate crime, try saying not everything is a hate crime
THE JUVENILE THUGS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED FOR RACIAL ASSAULT AND ROBBERY… THE CONDITION OF THE VICTIM, KICKED UNCONSCIOUS, A JEWISH RECENTLY MARRIED WOMAN, IS UNKNOWN CURRENTLY.
Thank you for the update
Teens aged 13 and 14 arrested after Jewish woman robbed by girls in school uniform (msn.com)
I am a Muslim and I feel sick reading. I have a Jewish friend so I feel sick hearing about crimes like this. Also the Jewish girls I know are very beautiful and nice. They do not deserve to go through this.