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| Two teenagers charged over antisemitic attack on rabbi in London | Two teenagers charged over antisemitic attack on rabbi in London |
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| Police say boys handed themselves in after CCTV images released of suspects | Police say boys handed themselves in after CCTV images released of suspects |
| Two teenagers have been charged after an antisemitic attack on a senior rabbi. | Two teenagers have been charged after an antisemitic attack on a senior rabbi. |
| Two attackers shouted antisemitic abuse as the man walked on Amhurst Park in Clapton, north London, at around 9.45pm on 29 November. | |
| The Metropolitan police, who released CCTV images of the two suspects, said the boys, aged 14 and 15, handed themselves in during the early hours of Tuesday. | The Metropolitan police, who released CCTV images of the two suspects, said the boys, aged 14 and 15, handed themselves in during the early hours of Tuesday. |
| The pair presented themselves at an east London police station after being recognised by a relative from the images and were being held in custody, said the Met. | The pair presented themselves at an east London police station after being recognised by a relative from the images and were being held in custody, said the Met. |
| The 54-year-old victim, who has not been named, had travelled to the UK from Israel to attend a wedding and has since returned home. | The 54-year-old victim, who has not been named, had travelled to the UK from Israel to attend a wedding and has since returned home. |
| The Jewish neighbourhood patrol group Shomrim said the rabbi had left the Bobov synagogue in Egerton Road and was walking along Clapton Common when he was assaulted. | The Jewish neighbourhood patrol group Shomrim said the rabbi had left the Bobov synagogue in Egerton Road and was walking along Clapton Common when he was assaulted. |
| The two attackers repeatedly punched him, threw him to the ground and carried on beating him, only stopping when a member of the public intervened. | The two attackers repeatedly punched him, threw him to the ground and carried on beating him, only stopping when a member of the public intervened. |
| Shomrim said the rabbi, who sits in a Judaic court as a judge, was left “collapsed on the pavement, bleeding and dazed, where he lay for several minutes”. | Shomrim said the rabbi, who sits in a Judaic court as a judge, was left “collapsed on the pavement, bleeding and dazed, where he lay for several minutes”. |
| Rabbi Herschel Gluck said the victim was left “bruised and traumatised” by his ordeal. | Rabbi Herschel Gluck said the victim was left “bruised and traumatised” by his ordeal. |
| The two boys are due to appear at Stratford youth court on 7 January. | The two boys are due to appear at Stratford youth court on 7 January. |