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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-25T01:52:12.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Man jailed for life over religiously aggravated rape and assault of Sikh woman",
    "Businessman admits pocketing MILLIONS from council meant for solar investments",
    "More than 150 violent criminals and sex offenders handed taxi licences in Wolverhampton",
    "The GB News Editorial Charter"
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nA man has admitted carrying out a racially aggravated attack on an Orthodox Jewish victim in Berkshire.\n\nShafiq Rahman, 48, pleaded guilty at Reading Magistrates’ Court to racially aggravated common assault, using threatening words to provoke violence, and criminal damage.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nDistrict Judge Devinder Sandhu branded the incident a “pure hate crime”.\n\nShe said: “I am appalled and startled by what I saw on that footage, a completely unprovoked attack on a man who was simply doing his job.”\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\nThe assault took place on April 20 in Elliman Avenue, Slough, while the victim was working in the area.\n\nRahman, riding a bicycle, approached the man and launched into a tirade of abuse, which was captured on video.\n\nFootage played in court showed Rahman shouting “dirty Jew”, accusing the victim of “killing babies in Palestine”, and threatening to “break his jaw”.\n\nProsecutor Anushka A said Rahman also shouted: “Jew, what are you f****** doing here Jew.”\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe court heard the victim had been wearing a kippah and believed he was targeted because of his religion.\n\nThe victim, who identified himself to the BBC as Moshe, did not attend court, but his statement was read aloud.\n\n“This incident has changed my perspective on what it is to be a Jew openly in public,” it said.\n\nMoshe added he felt “physically targeted due to my religion”.\n\n### CRIME - READ THE LATEST:\n\n\n\n\n  * Man jailed for life over religiously aggravated rape and assault of Sikh woman\n  * Businessman admits pocketing MILLIONS from council meant for solar investments\n  * More than 150 violent criminals and sex offenders handed taxi licences in Wolverhampton\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nRabbi Herschel Gluck, who leads the Shomrim neighbourhood watch group in north and east London, said the victim remains “deeply shocked”.\n\n“He’s recovering, but of course it’s a shock to the system,” he told the Press Association.\n\nThe rabbi called for stronger action to tackle racial abuse, warning: “One incident like this is one incident too many.”\n\n“They need to approach this matter from the perspective that British citizens are being attacked, are being subjected to racial abuse, and what can they, the Government, do to change the direction of travel,\" he added.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe Community Security Trust described the attack as “disgraceful” and “terrifying”.\n\nA spokesman for the Jewish charity said: “No-one should be targeted because of who they are, and antisemitic hate crimes like this continue to create fear and anxiety for Jewish people across the country.\n\n“We will keep working with the police, government, and local communities to ensure that antisemitic hate is tackled wherever it appears.”\n\nRahman was released on bail and will be sentenced at Reading Crown Court on July 10.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "Man admits racially aggravated assault after accusing Jewish man of ‘killing babies’ in ‘pure hate crime’"
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