Knife-wielding woman charged after shouting ‘I want to kill all you Jews’ in Stamford Hill
Police charge Marcia Singh, 47, with racially aggravated provocation, possessing a knife and using threatening and abusive behaviour
A woman who ran at children with a knife in Stamford Hill shouting ‘I want to kill all you Jews’ has been charged with three offences.
This follow an incident on Sunday evening, where police said they were called to “reports of a woman in possession of a knife behaving erratically”, which was reported by neighbourhood watch group Shomrim.
The suspect, named as Marcia Singh, 47, was charged by police on counts of racially/religiously aggravated fear/provocation of violence, possessing a knife and using threatening/abusive behaviour with intent to cause fear of violence.
Police said she was kept in custody to appear at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, 19 June.
After the incident was reported to the police by neighbourhood watch group Shomrim on Sunday evening, police said they will “continue to work with community partners to keep Haringey safe”.
Update: A 47 year old female has been charged with possession of a knife and racially aggravated public order and remanded in custody to appear in court on Tuesday morning. https://t.co/DVnG874Jqv
— Shomrim (Stamford Hill) (@Shomrim) June 18, 2018
#Shomrim alerted @metpoliceuk to a female running after kids with a knife shouting “I want to kill all you Jews” suspected arrested by @MPSHaringey on Gladesmore Road #N15 pic.twitter.com/E9NXg1y0Tx
— Shomrim (Stamford Hill) (@Shomrim) June 17, 2018
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