Chloe Madeley has expressed her horror after two people were stabbed in Golders Green, an area she has called home for 29 years. The daughter of presenter Richard Madeley described the incident as a 'very scary sequence of events' in an emotional Instagram post.
The stabbings occurred just after 11am on Wednesday, April 29, following a series of arson attacks on the Jewish community in London. Two men, aged 76 and 34, identified locally as Moshe Shine and Shloime Rand, suffered serious stab wounds. One victim was stabbed in the chest while leaving a synagogue.
In her post, Madeley said: 'The multiple, recent events of vandalism, arson, verbal abuse and violent attacks have been deeply upsetting and scary to witness. I can only imagine how the Jewish community, my neighbours and friends, must be feeling.' She urged people not to project blame or hate onto innocent people, adding: 'Humanity and compassion are needed now more than ever.'
A 45-year-old British national born in Somalia was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. He remains in police custody after being discharged from hospital. The suspect also attempted to stab police officers and was Tasered before being arrested.
Victim Shloime Rand spoke from hospital, saying: 'People are really concerned, people are afraid. The government, they are the ones that are able to take care of the problems. And they are not doing their job.' Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the attack 'utterly appalling' and said: 'Attacks on our Jewish community are attacks on Britain.'
