Stamford Hill: Man in court over unprovoked attacks
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A 64-year-old man needed hospital treatment after he was attacked on Colberg Place
A man has appeared in court charged in connection with a number of unprovoked attacks on Jewish people in north London.
Abdullah Qureshi, 28, from Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, is alleged to have carried out a spate of attacks in the Stamford Hill area on 18 August.
He was accused at Thames Magistrates' Court of attacking five people.
These included a 64-year-old man who was left unconscious after he was allegedly punched.
The man was treated at Homerton Hospital for injuries to his face.
Mr Qureshi is charged with:
One count of racially or religiously aggravated wounding or grievous bodily harm
Four counts of racially or religiously aggravated common assault
One count of racially or religious aggravated criminal damage
He is alleged to have "struck a victim in the side of the head before walking off" at 18:40 BST, before hitting another person "in the face with a bottle" two minutes later, the court heard.
He is also accused of having "assaulted an unidentified person in a supermarket", and a fourth victim, who police have identified as a 14-year-old boy, in the street.
The court heard that at about 20:30, Qureshi allegedly "punched" a fifth person, the 64-year-old.
The judge described the allegations as "very serious" and remanded him in custody.
A trial date was set for Snaresbrook Crown Court on 1 October.