Monday, October 19, 2026
Man arrested after three Jewish women report being assaulted in north-east London
A 33-year-old man has been arrested following reports that three Jewish women, including one pushing a baby in a pram, were assaulted in north-east London.
Police were called to Upper Clapton Road in Stamford Hill in Hackney just before 2pm on Monday.
Police were called to Upper Clapton Road in Stamford Hill in Hackney just before 2pm on Monday.
Volunteers from Shomrim, a Jewish neighbourhood watch organisation, had detained a man before calling the Metropolitan Police.
The suspect was arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated common assault, while the three women are understood to have sustained minor injuries.
Police are investigating the attack as a suspected antisemitic hate crime and have stepped up patrols in the local area to reassure residents.
The 33-year-old has also been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm in relation to a separate incident in Islington on Friday.
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