Teenager, 17, is charged with religiously aggravated public order offence

Teenager, 17, is charged with religiously aggravated public order offence after Jewish man was subjected to a ‘torrent of anti-Semitic abuse’ TWICE in one hour on public transport in London

  • British Transport Police said teenager was charged on July 23 following incident 
  • He has been released on conditional police bail to appear at Mags on August 2
  • BTP were contacted on July 4 after researcher known as Yousef was abused  

A 17-year-old boy has been charged with a religiously aggravated public order offence in connection with an anti-Semitic incident inside a London Underground station.

British Transport Police said a teenager was charged on July 23 following the incident at Oxford Circus Underground station on July 4.

He has been released on conditional police bail to appear at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court on August 2, the force added.

British Transport Police said a teenager was charged on July 23 following the incident at Oxford Circus Underground station on July 4

Suspect has been released on conditional police bail to appear at Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court on August 2

Suspect has been released on conditional police bail to appear at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court on August 2

British Transport Police were contacted on July 4 after a researcher from north London, known only as Yosef, was subjected to ‘anti-Semitic behaviour’ while travelling through the station.

Earlier that evening, in a separate incident that is being investigated by the Metropolitan Police, Yosef was sitting on a bus towards the station when he was subject to a ‘torrent of anti-Semitic abuse’ and ‘threats’ by another passenger.

The Met renewed its appeal for information relating to the bus incident, which took place at around 11.33pm on July 3, earlier this week.

The 17-year-old boy has been charged with a religiously aggravated public order offence

The 17-year-old boy has been charged with a religiously aggravated public order offence 

The force released an image of a man they want to identify in connection with the incident.

No arrests have been made.

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