Police hunt for woman who ‘hit shopper in the face and grabbed her hijab’

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Police have issued an pressing attraction after a woman allegedly struck a shopper in the face and grabbed her hijab in a “terrifying” assault in entrance of the sufferer’s youngsters.

The woman left the sufferer with cuts to her face after hitting her exterior a store on Stoke Newington High Street, London, on 18 November 2023 in a suspected hate crime, the Metropolitan Police stated.

The sufferer, in her 40s, had challenged the woman about making an offensive gesture in direction of her shortly after leaving the store with her three youngsters when she was attacked.

Detective Constable Harriet Ford, main the investigation stated: “This was a terrifying incident for the victim, made all the worse as it was witnessed by her young children.

“I would ask the public to take a good look at this image and consider if you have any information about her identity.”

Anyone who recognises the individual in the picture is requested to name 101 quoting CRIS 4632311/23. Information may also be shared anonymously with the unbiased charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.