UK – Leeds man in his 70s assaulted near Bramley Aldi in antisemitic hate crime as police hunt suspect

Suspect involved in hate crime against elderly man (Image: West Yorkshire Police)
Suspect involved in hate crime against elderly man (Image: West Yorkshire Police)

Leeds – The victim, who is aged in in seventies, was crossing Stanningley Road, in Bramley, to the Aldi store when a male on a pedal cycle approached him travelling the wrong way on the cycle path and without lights.

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An altercation ensued during which the suspect swore at the victim and threatened violence. A security guard from the store intervened and the suspect left the scene before returning to remonstrate with the victim again.

The incident happened at about 6.55pm on Wednesday, October 26.

The victim perceived the incident as being antisemitic and it is being treated a hate crime.

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