This is the moment a Jewish woman was struck in the face by a stranger during a series of alleged anti-Semitic attacks in north London.
The man is shown running along Upper Clapton Road in Stamford Hill before abruptly stopping after passing a woman dressed in traditional Jewish clothing.
He then turns back, pauses in front of her and appears to punch her twice.
The incident was one of several alleged assaults reported in the area yesterday afternoon.
The Metropolitan Police said a 33-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated common assault.
In the footage, the woman—who appears to be pushing a pram—runs away following the attack while a number of passersby chase after the suspect.
The Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) said it had received reports that the same man attacked four Jewish women on the road. The Met said three victims had so far come forward to report incidents.
Police were called at 1.40pm yesterday after the man was detained by Shomrim, a voluntary neighbourhood watch group that patrols the area, the force said.
Footage captures the moment a stranger allegedly punched a Jewish woman in the face during a series of suspected anti-Semitic assaults in north London
The man is seen running along Upper Clapton Road in Stamford Hill before stopping to punch the woman, who appears to be pushing a pram, twice
Officers arrived within minutes and arrested the 33-year-old, who remains in police custody.
Police said all three women who have reported attacks sustained minor injuries.
The incidents are being investigated as suspected anti-Semitic hate crimes, and officers have urged any additional victims to contact them.
The suspect was also arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm over an assault on a woman in Islington on Friday, October 16. The woman is believed to be known to him. Police are not treating that incident as anti-Semitic, and it is understood to be unrelated to the Stamford Hill attacks.
Anti-Semitic attacks targeting Jewish communities in Britain have increased since Hamas’s October 7 attacks in 2023 and Israel’s subsequent military campaign in Gaza.
The attacks by the proscribed terrorist organisation Hamas killed around 1,200 people in Israel, while hundreds more were abducted and held hostage.
Israel’s ensuing response has killed an estimated 80,000 Palestinians and left Gaza largely reduced to rubble.
Research released this summer found that the UK recorded the sharpest rise in anti-Semitism of any country with a sizeable Jewish population outside Israel.
During the first six months of 2026, reported anti-Semitic incidents increased by 21 per cent compared with the same period in 2025.
Last October, a terror attack at Heaton Park synagogue in Manchester during Yom Kippur killed Melvin Cravitz and Adrian Daulby.
Chief Inspector Erica Crawshaw said: ‘This was an alarming and distressing incident and we are grateful to our partners in the Shomrim for detaining a suspect prior to the arrival of officers.
‘We have launched an investigation and would ask that anyone with information that could help police, or any victims who have not yet come forward, contact us as soon as possible.
‘Ant-Semitic behaviour and hate crime of any kind will not be tolerated.
‘We recognise the concern that this incident will have caused the Jewish community here in Hackney. We have increased patrols in the area and we are speaking to community leaders to provide further reassurance.’
Anyone with information that could assist police is asked to call 101, quoting reference 3400/19OCT26 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
