Police to investigate alleged antisemitic work-place harrassment
Man reported to have threatened to carve a swastika in his employer’s forehead
Jenni Frazer is a freelance journalist
Police are due to speak to a man who was allegedly threatened by a former employee that he would “carve a swastika on your forehead with a knife”.
The alleged victim, understood to be in his 30s and a resident of Stamford Hill, told neighbourhood watch security organisation Shomrim about repeated harassment from his former employee, who was let go at the beginning of January.
According to a spokesman for Shomrim, the man was “too frightened” to go to police himself.
Instead Shomrim registered a “third party hate crime” complaint, alleging “malicious communications” against the victim.
A police spokesman told Jewish News that since the complaint was lodged, enquiries were continuing and that an appointment had been made to speak to the alleged victim to secure more details. No arrests have yet been made.
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