Police hunt yobs who pulled down Muslim woman’s hijab in ‘racially motivated’ attack that took place in broad daylight
Cops are still hunting for the two suspects that carried out the assault in Tottenham, north London, which left the victim ‘shocked and distressed’
A MUSLIM woman had her Hijab ripped from her head as she was strolling down a street with pals in a “racially and religiously motivated” assault.
The woman, in her 20s, was walking on Tottenham High Road in north London with a friend and another woman at 7.30pm two weeks ago when she was attacked.
As the victim crossed the road she was approached by two males from behind before one of the men pulled down the headscarf she was wearing and ran away.
The attack took place on Wednesday September 28 and has been described as "a racially motivated assault" by police.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: “The victim was not injured but was shocked and distressed by the incident.”
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Detective Constable Ben Cousin, of the Haringey Community Safety Unit, said: “This was a shocking attack in broad daylight in the middle of a busy street.
“Racially and religiously motivated crimes will not be tolerated and I would appeal to anyone who witnessed this attack to contact police.”
The first suspect is described as a white man, aged in his late 20s or early 30s, with blond or ginger shaved hair and stubble.
He was around 5ft 6inches tall, wearing a burgundy coloured hooded top and carrying a Tesco bag in his right hand.
The second suspect is described as a man of Mediterranean appearance, aged in his late 20s or early 30s, clean shaven with spiky hair.
He was wearing a grey hooded top.
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