Woman chasing after Jewish kids with knife arrested in London
The woman, 47, was arrested on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offense and sent for a mental health evaluation.
By JTAAn ambulance waits outside the emergency department in London, Britain(photo credit: STEFAN WERMUTH/REUTERS)
A woman was arrested in a London neighborhood for running after Jewish children while brandishing a knife and shouting “I want to kill all you Jews.”The incident took place on Sunday evening in Stamford Hill, which has a large haredi Orthodox population. Some 15 children aged 8 to 15 were walking home from a local synagogue following the evening prayer service.London Police were alerted to the threat by the Shomrim neighborhood watch group, according to the London-based Jewish Chronicle.The woman, 47, was arrested on suspicion of a “racially aggravated public order offense,” police told the newspaper. She was sent for a mental health evaluation.Police said the incident was not terror related.
