Thug smashes beer bottle over Muslim woman’s head and steals her hijab because she wished him ‘Happy Holidays’ instead of ‘Merry Christmas’
The vile assault reportedly occurred as the woman was shopping in Beeliar, Perth, in Western Australia.
A MUSLIM woman has claimed she was subjected to a vicious racist attack after responding “Happy Holidays” to a man who wished her a “Merry Christmas.
She allegedly had a bottle flung at her and her hijab ripped off after the man flew into a rage when she responded with the secular slogan.
The vile assault reportedly occurred as the woman was walking into a branch of Coles in Beeliar, Perth, in Western Australia.
As she entered her soon to be assailant allegedly wished her a “Merry Christmas” to which she replied “Happy Holidays to you”.
The is then said to have turned around and yelled “no, Merry Christmas” and then called her a “f***ing Muslim c***”.
The 33-year-old woman, who wished to remain anonymous, claims he then threw a bottle at her which smashed on her neck and shoulder.
Her hijab was then allegedly ripped off during an ensuing scuffle and later dumped near the shopping centre.
Despite being shocked by the attack, the woman told she decided to follow the man as she phoned the police.
But then her attacker reportedly started chucking sticks and rocks at her as she was screaming down the phone to the authorities.
She told : “I have been racially abused in the past because of my religion but this is by far worse.”
The woman says she then went back to the shopping centre and waited for an hour before calling police again only to be told there was no record of her previous call.
She was then told officers were to busy and would’t be able to see her until the following morning.
The woman reported the incident to the Islamophobia Register Australia and the Register’s President, Mariam Veiszadeh, told WAtoday it was one of the “worst attacks” she had heard of.
“I spoke to the victim last night and it’s obviously been very traumatic for her,” she said.
Police are investigating the assault and are appealing for anyone with information about the incident to contact Crime Stoppers
The man is described as light skinned, 25-35 years old, 175-180 centimetres tall and slim build.
He is believed to have short blonde and was wearing blue shorts and a white top.
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