WATCH: Man arrested after Jewish woman left with serious injuries in scooter attack
Assailant, who reportedly shouted 'F***ing Jew' and targeted a mother and child has been charged with religiously aggravated intentional harassment
Police have arrested a man after a Jewish woman was hospitalised following an e-scooter attack in north east London, in which the alleged assailant reportedly shouted “f***ing Jew”.
The incident happened at 2.20pm on Monday on Clapton Common, Hackney. Footage released by Shomrim London North & East shows the assailant carrying out two unprovoked antisemitic assaults.
A 21-year-old woman was rammed by the attacker, who is believed to have shouted “F***ing Jew”. She was admitted to hospital with a fractured arm, bruised leg and facial scar after being chased into the road.
Moments later, the same man rammed into a 24-year-old woman who was with her three-year-old daughter, knocking her to the ground. The child was left shocked and traumatised.
????On Monday, 1st September 2025, at approx 12:20pm in the afternoon on Clapton Common E5, a man riding an e-scooter on the pavement carried out two unprovoked antisemitic attacks, a shocking act of rogue violence against women & girls.
???? He rammed into a 21-year-old girl,… pic.twitter.com/epUj1ReHvN
— Shomrim (London North & East) (@Shomrim) September 1, 2025
Shomrim volunteers tracked the suspect until Hackney Police officers made an arrest on suspicion of racially aggravated common assault and common assault.
A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police told Jewish News: “Sheriff Rufai, 47 of Clapton Common, E5 appeared in custody at Thames Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, 2 September charged with assault by beating in relation to a female child (Victim 1); actual bodily harm in relation to a woman (Victim 2); racially/religiously aggravated intentional harassment/alarm/distress in relation to a woman (Victim 3); affray; driving an e-scooter dangerously and driving without insurance”
“The charges relate to two incidents that happened within minutes of each other in Clapton Common, E5 on Monday, 1 September and relate to three victims – two women and a child. One of the women was taken to hospital with non-life threatening and non-life changing injuries.”
At court, Rufai was remanded in custody to appear at Wood Green Crown Court on Tuesday, 30 September.
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