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Police have released CCTV footage of a woman who tried to stab a teenage boy on a bus in Lambeth, south London. | Police have released CCTV footage of a woman who tried to stab a teenage boy on a bus in Lambeth, south London. |
The attack took place on Boxing Day at about 12.30pm after the 15-year-old boy boarded a 133 bus on Brixton Road with his 51-year-old grandmother. | |
The suspect, who was already on the bus, attempted to stab the boy with a large kitchen knife. He suffered a minor cut to the stomach before his grandmother stepped in and managed to disarm the suspect, who got off the bus and fled towards Oval. | The suspect, who was already on the bus, attempted to stab the boy with a large kitchen knife. He suffered a minor cut to the stomach before his grandmother stepped in and managed to disarm the suspect, who got off the bus and fled towards Oval. |
The woman is described as Asian, aged about 20 to 30. She wore a distinctive headscarf with a kangaroo print. | The woman is described as Asian, aged about 20 to 30. She wore a distinctive headscarf with a kangaroo print. |
There have been several incidents on London buses recently. In December police released images of two women wanted in connection with a suspected racist attack on a Muslim woman who was punched and kicked on a 63 bus in London Road, Southwark, south London. | There have been several incidents on London buses recently. In December police released images of two women wanted in connection with a suspected racist attack on a Muslim woman who was punched and kicked on a 63 bus in London Road, Southwark, south London. |
Scotland Yard is treating the alleged assault as a hate crime after witnesses heard two female suspects shouting racist and Islamophobic abuse at the victim. The incident took place in October. | Scotland Yard is treating the alleged assault as a hate crime after witnesses heard two female suspects shouting racist and Islamophobic abuse at the victim. The incident took place in October. |
In November, a woman who subjected a pregnant Muslim woman and her two friends to a tirade of abuse on a bus was given a 16-week jail term, suspended for 18 months | In November, a woman who subjected a pregnant Muslim woman and her two friends to a tirade of abuse on a bus was given a 16-week jail term, suspended for 18 months |
Simone Joseph, who accused her victims of supporting Islamic State and hiding bombs up their skirts, handed herself in after footage of her lengthy rant spread online. |
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