Men who abused Jewish man for TikTok sentenced

Two men who filmed themselves shouting antisemitic abuse at a Jewish man in east London for a social media video have been given suspended prison sentences.

Adam Bedoui and Abdelkader Amir Bousloub, both 21, travelled to Clapton Common - a predominantly Jewish area of Hackney - to film antisemitic content for TikTok on 7 May.

Bousloub approached the victim and started shouting abuse while filming it on a phone, while Bedoui stood alongside him laughing and harassing the man, the Metropolitan Police previously said.

The pair later admitted religiously aggravated intentional harassment at Thames Magistrates' Court. On Friday they were each given a six-week prison sentence suspended for 12 months.

Bedoui and Bousloub had tried to flee when police were called to the scene at about 21:00 BST, but they were caught and arrested.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said Bousloub then claimed in a police interview that he had gone to the Stamford Hill area to film with a fishing rod with the aim of getting a reaction, copying what he had seen in another video on Instagram.

He said he was expecting a large number of people to watch the video and claimed he thought the Jewish community would find it funny, the CPS added.

Varinder Hayre, district crown prosecutor, said: "These men deliberately targeted a member of the Jewish community and subjected him to antisemitic abuse in a public place.

"They filmed the incident with the intention to upload it to social media and amplify the harm caused to the victim."

Det Ch Supt Brittany Clarke, who leads policing in the area, said: "These men thought nothing of travelling to Stamford Hill so they could generate social media likes from hateful so-called content.

"There is no place for antisemitic hate in this city."

In May, the Metropolitan Police announced a dedicated team of 100 additional officers would be deployed to protect London's Jewish communities.

It followed a series of attacks on Jewish targets in the capital, including a double stabbing in Golders Green and suspected arson attempts on synagogues.

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