Man charged over alleged antisemitic hate crime in North London

A man has been charged after allegedly attacking Jewish people in a North London street, with three people said to have sustained injuries.

Police on patrol in Enfield were alerted to reports of several attacks at around 1.20am on Saturday, May 9. It was alleged a man was threatening and attacking members of the Jewish community on Southbury Road.

Officers attended the scene and came across a man in his 30s, who was arrested before being brought into custody and later charged.

Three victims, two men, aged 58 and 26, and a woman, aged 53, sustained injuries that did not require further medical treatment.

Dylan Ossei, 34, of Hornchurch, East London, has now been charged with five offences on Sunday, May 10, following his arrest the previous day.

Those offences include assault, racially or religiously aggravated assault, threatening or abusive behaviour to cause fear or provoke violence, racially or religiously aggravated harassment and threatening or abusive behaviour to cause harassment, alarm or distress

He has been remanded in custody to appear at Highbury Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 11 May.

Detective Superintendent Marco Bardetti, who oversees policing in Enfield and Haringey, said: “The Met has made it abundantly clear that we treat reports of alleged antisemitic hate crime with the utmost seriousness and diligence, as demonstrated by the swift arrest and charge following this incident.

“We will continue working closely with Jewish communities across London to provide reassurance and ensure people feel safe in their daily lives.”