It gets darker. From the JC:
A Strictly Orthodox rabbi from Stamford Hill’s Satmar community has been named as the victim of the stabbing which took place in Stoke Newington, Hackney, on Friday morning.
Rabbi Alter Yaakov Schlesinger, in his 50s, was queuing outside a Nat West bank branch on Stoke Newington High Street, Hackney, before he was attacked.
Witnesses described how a man in his 40s ran off a bus and allegedly set upon the rabbi with a large knife just before 11am.
MailOnLine reported that construction site manager Lazar Friedlander and his brother Matt, who are Jewish, had run towards the alleged attacker and restrained him after hearing a 'serious scream'.
Rabbi Schlesinger was stabbed multiple times, including in the head, before the alleged attacker was tackled by two workmen and a Deliveroo driver.
He was rushed to hospital with local Hatzolah volunteers saying it was “an absolute miracle” he was not injured more seriously.
He was pinned to the ground by the group of builders for several minutes before police arrived.
A man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
Mr Friedlander told MailOnLine : “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. I wouldn't call myself a hero. You act in the heat of the moment.'’
The BBC doesn't think that antisemitism is worth mentioning - Stoke Newington: Man stabbed on busy high street.
A man is in hospital after a knife attack on a busy London street.
The man aged in his 50s and believed to be Jewish, was found suffering from stab wounds on Stoke Newington High Street, Hackney, at about 11:00 BST.
Members of the public restrained the suspected attacker who was also taken to hospital with minor head injuries.
The suspect, in his 40s, has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. Police are investigating whether the attack was a hate crime.
Hmm.
No description of the suspect. Always a bad sign.
Posted by: John the Drunkard | June 13, 2020 at 04:04 PM