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Man arrested for attempted murder after stabbing in Stoke Newington Man arrested for attempted murder after stabbing in Stoke Newington
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Victim, understood to be an ultra-Orthodox Jewish man, attacked in north London street Victim, named as rabbi Alter Yaakov Schlesinger, attacked in north London street
A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after the stabbing of a man in his 50s in Stoke Newington, north London. A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after the stabbing of a man in a bank in north London.
The victim, who is understood to be Jewish, was attacked in the street shortly before 11am on Friday. Members of the public wrestled a man in his 40s to the floor on Stoke Newington High Street, keeping him pinned down until police arrived at the scene. The victim – named as rabbi Alter Yaakov Schlesinger, of the Satmar Yeshiva in Stamford Hill, by the Jewish Chronicle – was attacked in the street shortly before 11am on Friday.
A spokeswoman for the Metropolitan police said officers and the London ambulance service found a man in his 50s with stab wounds at the scene, with another man in his 40s on the floor being restrained by members of the public. Members of the public wrestled a man in his 40s to the floor on Stoke Newington High Street, keeping him pinned down until police arrived at the scene.
“A man, aged in his 40s, has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. He has been taken to hospital after suffering what is believed to be minor head injuries,” she said. “The victim has also been taken to hospital. We await further updates on his condition.” The suspect was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. He was first taken to hospital for a minor head injury but later discharged and taken to an east London police station.
The victim’s condition is not life-threatening, the Metropolitan police said.
Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward and said officers are maintaining an open mind about the motive for the attack. A knife was recovered at the scene.
DS James Tipple, from Hackney CID, said: “The victim was stabbed in broad daylight as he went about his business. He suffered multiple stab wounds in what was a horrific incident and will undoubtedly stay with him for a long time to come.
“We’re conducting extensive enquiries into this attack and have been gathering evidence. However, I know many people saw this attack and, if anyone has any footage or information about this incident, please come forward and tell us what you know.”
Construction site manager Lazar Friedlander and his brother Matt ran towards the alleged attacker and restrained him after hearing a “serious scream”.Construction site manager Lazar Friedlander and his brother Matt ran towards the alleged attacker and restrained him after hearing a “serious scream”.
He told the PA news agency: “We ran outside, I saw a Jewish man covered in blood. I’m Jewish myself, and I can see another Jewish man shouting ‘hold him, catch him, he’s got a knife! Stabbing!’He told the PA news agency: “We ran outside, I saw a Jewish man covered in blood. I’m Jewish myself, and I can see another Jewish man shouting ‘hold him, catch him, he’s got a knife! Stabbing!’
“There were a couple of other people trying to grab him. Me and my brother managed to force him down and put his hands behind his back until the police came.”“There were a couple of other people trying to grab him. Me and my brother managed to force him down and put his hands behind his back until the police came.”
“I wouldn’t call myself a hero. You act in the heat of the moment,” added Friedlander, who lives locally.“I wouldn’t call myself a hero. You act in the heat of the moment,” added Friedlander, who lives locally.
A witness told the Guardian the victim was from the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, and was sitting up and conscious after the attack. Police have not at this stage said the attack was a hate crime, or linked it to antisemitism.A witness told the Guardian the victim was from the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, and was sitting up and conscious after the attack. Police have not at this stage said the attack was a hate crime, or linked it to antisemitism.
Evan Schiff, who lives on Stoke Newington High Street, said he came out of a shop to find a man pinned to the floor by men wearing hard hats and hi-vis vests.Evan Schiff, who lives on Stoke Newington High Street, said he came out of a shop to find a man pinned to the floor by men wearing hard hats and hi-vis vests.
“The workers were tackling the suspect and the victim was stumbling in the road,” he said. “Luckily, and hopefully, I think he’ll be OK. When the ambulance came they took the victim into a cafe to sit him down and care for him. When I left the scene he was sitting up and conscious. It is so, so awful.”“The workers were tackling the suspect and the victim was stumbling in the road,” he said. “Luckily, and hopefully, I think he’ll be OK. When the ambulance came they took the victim into a cafe to sit him down and care for him. When I left the scene he was sitting up and conscious. It is so, so awful.”
The Community Security Trust, a charity helping Jews in the UK with security and tackling antisemitism, tweeted that it “is aware of reports that a Jewish man has been stabbed in Stoke Newington, north London. We are in contact with police who are investigating the incident.”The Community Security Trust, a charity helping Jews in the UK with security and tackling antisemitism, tweeted that it “is aware of reports that a Jewish man has been stabbed in Stoke Newington, north London. We are in contact with police who are investigating the incident.”
It added: “There is no current assessment that this was, or was not, antisemitic.”It added: “There is no current assessment that this was, or was not, antisemitic.”