Man charged after three Jewish people assaulted in antisemitic incident in north London
A man has been charged with religiously aggravated assault following an attack on three Jews in north London, the Metropolitan Police said.
Dylan Ossei, 34, of Lyndhurst Drive, Hornchurch, is also charged with religiously aggravated harassment and threatening behavior after he allegedly attacked members of the Jewish community in Southbury Road, Enfield, in the early hours of Saturday.
Three victims, two men aged 58 and 26 and a 53-year-old woman, suffered injuries that did not require further medical treatment, the Met Police said on Sunday.
Detective Superintendent Marco Bardetti, who oversees policing in Enfield and Haringey, said: “The Met has made clear that we treat reports of alleged anti-Semitic hate crime with the utmost seriousness and care, as demonstrated by the swift arrest and charging following this incident.”
“We will continue to work closely with Jewish communities in London to provide reassurance and make people feel safe in their daily lives.”
Patrol officers were alerted at around 1.20am on Saturday after a man was allegedly harassing, threatening and assaulting Jewish people on Southbury Road.
Ossei, who was arrested Saturday, was charged with assault, racially or religiously aggravated assault, threatening or abusive conduct with intent to cause fear or incite violence, racially or religiously aggravated harassment, and threatening or harassing conduct likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress.
The detained man is expected to appear at Highbury Magistrates’ Court on Monday.
The alleged incident follows a series of high-profile anti-Semitic incidents across the country. On Sunday, a number of senior politicians joined thousands of people gathering outside Downing Street to protest antisemitism.
Organizers of the rally called on British people to “confront the extremists” following a series of arson attacks on Jewish settlements in London, as well as a double stabbing in Golders Green that was treated as an act of terrorism.
Politicians from various political parties took to the stage to speak at the rally in London, where they were met with a mixed reception.
Opposition leader Kemi Badenoch was greeted with thunderous applause and chants, while cabinet minister Pat McFadden was jeered and booed as she spoke on stage.
