British man jailed for striking Muslim woman in the face with a packet of bacon
A 36-year-old man from London was recently sentenced for assault and a public order offence after abusing two Muslim women before striking one of them in the face with a packet of bacon.
On 8 June, the victim, who is a Muslim in her teens, was walking with her mother when she was approached by Alex Chivers. Chivers made abusive, Islamophobic comments, calling her, “Isil scum” and shouting “you deserve this”. He then struck her in the face with an open packet of bacon. The victim was not injured, but was very distressed, according to the Metropolitan Police.
She subsequently reported the offence to police later that day and an investigation was launched by detectives from Enfield Community Safety Unit. As a result of enquiries Chivers was arrested on Wednesday, 14 June.
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“This was a truly shocking incident. The victim was out with her mother and getting on with her day when Chivers abused her and then set upon her with something he knew would both upset and offend her. We know other people were present during this attack, including an associate of Chivers’ who filmed the incident,” DC James Payne from Enfield Community Safety Unit (CSU) said.
He was charged the same day with one count of racially or religiously aggravated common assault and one count of causing racially or religiously aggravated alarm or distress. Chivers appeared in custody to appear at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, 15 June where he pleaded guilty.
London saw a rise in hate crimes since the terrorist attack on 3 June and Police has made at least 25 arrests for hate crime offences in just a few days after three attackers killed eight people.
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