A man who hit a man with a bottle and attack two other Jewish people in Hackney has been sentenced.

Abdullah Qureshi, of Dewsbury in West Yorkshire, was handed a hospital order on Thursday (August 17) after carrying out the antisemitic attacks in Stamford Hill in 2021.

The 30-year-old will also be detained in a secure medical facility until he’s considered safe to be released and has been slapped with a ten-year restraining order.

On August 18 that year, he assaulted three people he believed were Jewish within a two-hour period.

Qureshi first assaulted a 30-year-old man, Chaim Greenfield, in Cazenove Road, at approximately 6.40pm, hitting him in the side of the face with a bottle.

Just over an hour later, at 7.45pm, he slapped the face of a 14-year-old boy who was wearing a traditional Jewish coat and hat in Holmdale Terrace.

And 45 minutes later, Qureshi punched 63-year-old Jacob Lipschitz, in the face as he was on his way to evening prayers at the synagogue in Stamford Hill.

Mr Lipschitz fell into a wall and then briefly lost consciousness. He was later taken to Homerton Hospital where he had an operation to repair four fractures to his foot.

Qureshi was convicted at Stratford Magistrates' Court on November 11, 2022, and was found guilty of one count of racially or religiously aggravated grievous bodily harm and two counts of racially or religiously aggravated common assault.

Detective Chief Inspector Yasmin Lalani, from the local policing team, said: “Abdullah Qureshi’s action caused severe distress to the victims, their families and the wider Jewish community. I can only hope the victims in this case find some comfort in the fact that Qureshi has been sentenced after the ordeals they suffered.

"I would like to thank Shomrim, the Community Security Trust, Hackney Independent Advisory Group and Varinder Hayre of the Crown Prosecution Service for their support throughout our investigation.

“Together we have achieved justice for the victims. Our message is clear – we will not tolerate hate crime. Do not come to Stamford Hill to commit offences against our community – we will hold you to account."