Two teenage girls have been sentenced to 18 months of youth rehabilitation after carrying out a series of antisemitic attacks on Jewish women and girls in north London’s Stamford Hill last December. The girls, whose identities are protected due to their age, targeted their victims in four separate incidents over the course of just 30 minutes. One of the attacks left a woman unconscious.

The teenagers were convicted of attempted robbery, religiously aggravated harassment, and actual bodily harm. One also faced an additional charge of attempted theft. In addition to their rehabilitation sentences, the pair were placed under curfew, with electronic tags for six and three months, respectively. They were also ordered to complete 30 and 45 hours of rehabilitation activities.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) emphasized that the attacks were motivated by hate, as the victims were primarily targeted for their Jewish identity. Senior Crown Prosecutor Jagjeet Saund noted that the defendants mocked the victims using antisemitic language, making it clear that the assaults were hate crimes.

Stamford Hill, which is home to Europe’s largest Hasidic community, has previously been a site of antisemitic incidents, and the CPS has pledged to continue working closely with law enforcement to combat such acts of hatred.