Footage has emerged of a 9-year-old strictly-Orthodox boy from Stamford Hill being picked up and carried by a gang in Stamford Hill.
In what local security group Shomrim described as an abduction, the boy had been returning from school in the dark last week when the gang pounced on him.
Shomrim have released a video of a gang of teens harassing a Jewish child on his way back from school.
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Shomrim released CCTV footage of the incident on Twitter, calling for the police to do more to "hold this gang to account for 100's of racist attacks."
The gang is believed to be associated with the Webb Estate in Hackney and has been accused of harassing Jewish residents for years.
Video footage released by the group shows a group of youths approaching the young boy on the street. One of the youths picks him up and carries him off across the road.
In November Shomrim reported Jewish women were chased on Clapton Common by a gang of teenagers who were shouting about suicide and reportedly implying “threats to kill”.
The JC understands that the boy was released shortly afterwards and suffered no physical injuries, but according to Shomrim was distressed by the incident.
When contacted by the JC, the Metropolitan police said: "Police were called at around 18:30hrs on Thursday, 9 December to a report that a group of teenagers had approached a boy, aged nine, as he was walking down Osbaldeston Road, N16.
"It was reported that one of the group picked up the boy and carried him to a nearby front garden where they let him go. He received no injuries.
"Officers attended and spoke to the victim’s mother. She did not wish to take any further action and the incident is not being treated as a hate crime.
"One suspect has been identified and issued with an anti-social behaviour warning. Enquiries are underway to identify others involved."
