Police were called to the incident shortly after 2am on Monday. Photograph: George Sweeney/Alamy
Jewish man in hospital after attack by group of men in Golders Green
A Jewish man is being treated in hospital for injuries to his face and body after being attacked by a number of men in north London. The victim, in his 20s, was beaten up in a street in Golders Green after stepping outside a property to use his phone.
Police were called in the early hours of Monday morning following reports that a Jewish man had been assaulted by several men outside a property on The Grove in Golders Green. According to reports, the man stepped outside a flat to take a phone call before he was assaulted and beaten up in the street.
Police said on Monday evening that the assault is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime, but no arrests have yet been made. Golders Green, in north-west London, is home to one of the largest and most prominent Jewish communities in the UK and Europe. The area has been the site of a number of attacks over the last few months, including an arson attack on ambulances operated by a Jewish charity and a stabbing attack in which two Jewish men were injured.
Sarah Sackman, MP for Finchley and Golders Green, said: “The reports of an assault on a Jewish constituent in Golders Green last night are intolerable. I understand that the police are investigating this as a hate crime and I have raised it in a meeting with Met police commissioner Mark Rowley today. The recent spate of antisemitic attacks and terror have struck fear into the heart of our community and I am pushing for more action at every level.”
A Met police spokesperson said: “Police were called at 02.05hrs on Monday 18 May following reports that a Jewish man had been assaulted by a number of men outside a property on The Grove, NW11. Officers attended within six minutes and spoke to the victim, a man in his 20s, who later attended hospital with injuries to his face and back. No arrests have been made at this stage and police inquiries continue. Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101, quoting CAD 542/18MAY.”
