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Man arrested in relation to attack on pregnant haredi woman in London

A man was arrested on the suspicion he assaulted an ultra-Orthodox woman in London, Metropolitan Police reported Monday. The man is in his late 50s. 
The attack took place in the Stamford Hill neighborhood, which has a large haredi (ultra-Orthodox) population.
The woman, who is 27 weeks pregnant, was injured and taken to a hospital, but the baby was apparently unharmed, the Shomrim reported. There recently has been an increase in attacks on lone women in the neighborhood, it said.