2 Schoolgirls Arrested After Jewish Woman Robbed and Assaulted in London

Two girls, aged 13 and 14, have been arrested on suspicion of robbing and assaulting a Jewish woman in Stamford Hill, north London after footage went viral.

Metropolitan police officers are seen patrolling the ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities in Stamford Hill, north London on Oct. 13, 2023. Daniel Leal/AFP via Getty Images

Two schoolgirls have been arrested after a young Jewish woman was robbed and assaulted in Stamford Hill, an area of north London which has a large Orthodox Jewish community.

The Metropolitan Police said the 20-year-old woman was approached on Rostrevor Avenue at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday afternoon and was punched by two females who stole her handbag before running off toward the A10 road.