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Toddler injured in racist attack at Walthamstow Central | |
(about 3 hours later) | |
A two-year-old boy had his collarbone broken when his mother was assaulted in a racially-motivated attack at a London railway station. | |
The boy, who was in a pushchair, was hurt when his mother was pulled by the hair and dragged to the ground at Walthamstow Central on Sunday. | |
The black woman was racially abused by the man, who was also black, for having a mixed-race child, police said. | |
They are appealing for information about the unspeakable attack. | |
Officers searched the area for the man after the assault, at about 15:30 BST on Sunday, but could not find him. | |
Det Con Gerry Hughes said: "She was assaulted by the man, who pulled her hair, dragging her to the ground along with the pushchair. The man then made off from the scene." | Det Con Gerry Hughes said: "She was assaulted by the man, who pulled her hair, dragging her to the ground along with the pushchair. The man then made off from the scene." |
'Unspeakable attack' | 'Unspeakable attack' |
Mr Hughes added: "The victim was left understandably shocked but uninjured. | |
"Her son was taken to hospital where he was diagnosed with a fractured collarbone. He was later discharged from hospital. | |
"This was an unspeakable attack on a mother and son, and we are determined to find the man responsible." | "This was an unspeakable attack on a mother and son, and we are determined to find the man responsible." |
The man officers want to speak to was wearing a green and blue striped top and a navy blue head covering. | |
Mr Hughes said: "I'd urge anyone who has any information into the incident, or recognises the man pictured, to come forward and assist officers in this investigation." |