Two teenagers have been charged following an antisemitic attack on a senior rabbi in north London. The Metropolitan Police confirmed that the boys, aged 14 and 15, handed themselves in after CCTV images of the suspects were released.
The attack occurred at around 9.45pm on 29 November on Amhurst Park in Clapton. The 54-year-old victim, who has not been named, was subjected to antisemitic abuse before being punched repeatedly, thrown to the ground, and beaten. The assault only stopped when a member of the public intervened.
The victim, a rabbi who had travelled from Israel to attend a wedding, was left “collapsed on the pavement, bleeding and dazed”, according to the Jewish neighbourhood patrol group Shomrim. Rabbi Herschel Gluck said the victim was “bruised and traumatised” by the ordeal.
The two suspects presented themselves at an east London police station after being recognised by a relative from the images. They are currently in custody and are due to appear at Stratford Youth Court on 7 January.
