London Man Arrested Following Attack of Pregnant Jewish Woman

A London man was arrested on March 22 in connection with the March 18 attack on a pregnant Jewish woman. The attack, which was caught on camera, showed a man repeatedly punching the 20-year-old Jewish woman in the stomach and attempting to suffocate her with a pillowcase. The woman was treated for minor injuries at a hospital.

#BREAKING
Video of an extremely dangerous fugitive who is still on the loose after CCTV captures a male viciously attacking a young pregnant woman in #StamfordHill #London in an unprovoked attack.@Shomrim with the help of the met police are looking in to it. pic.twitter.com/TciPoiSiq1

— Charlie Ztuker (@CharlieZtuker) March 22, 2021

The suspect is reportedly in his late 50s; the police have yet to establish a motive. Rabbi Herschel Gluck, president of the Shomrim neighborhood watch, told The Guardian that the victim was “deeply traumatized” by the assault. Shomrim has also said that the attack was one of five attacks against Jewish women in the area in March.

Jewish groups condemned the attack. “This is an incredibly troubling attack,” the Anti-Defamation League tweeted. “A young, Jewish pregnant woman is stalked, suffocated and repeatedly punched in London.”

This is an incredibly troubling attack. A young, Jewish pregnant woman is stalked, suffocated and repeatedly punched in London.
We continue to monitor the situation and hope police can bring this cowardly individual to justice. https://t.co/aYtMLdsCgK

— ADL (@ADL) March 22, 2021

The American Jewish Committee similarly tweeted: “We are horrified by the vicious assault on a pregnant Jewish woman in London. The attacker repeatedly punched and tried to suffocate her.”

This is an incredibly troubling attack. A young, Jewish pregnant woman is stalked, suffocated and repeatedly punched in London.
We continue to monitor the situation and hope police can bring this cowardly individual to justice. https://t.co/aYtMLdsCgK

— ADL (@ADL) March 22, 2021

The Stop Antisemitism.org watchdog also tweeted, “Thank Gd this monster has been arrested. We hope he is prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law!”

Thank Gd this monster has been arrested. We hope he is prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law! https://t.co/pPtzSNLqiP

— StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) March 22, 2021

Israeli-based writer Hen Mazzig tweeted that although he has seen some articles about it in British media, it hasn’t been at the top of their news sites. “Shame on all of you,” he wrote. 

I received a couple of articles published in the last few hours, but I couldn’t find them on any of the websites myself. I did find items about cats, Teen Vogue’s Photographer and Meghan Markle, in the top.

Shame on all of you. pic.twitter.com/buKyCB47Ik

— Hen Mazzig (@HenMazzig) March 22, 2021