Two Jewish primary schools vandalised with red paint in suspected hate crime

Two Orthodox Jewish girls’ primary schools in Stamford Hill were vandalised with red paint in the last few days in a “disgraceful attempt” at intimidation.

Paint was thrown on at least two external doors and multiple windows of Vishnitz Girls’ School in Stamford Hill, which has around 466 pupils, around 5:51am last Thursday. The suspected act of intimidation was discovered by school management just before 7:30am.

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Vandalism on the windows of Vishnitz Girls’ School in Stamford Hill, on October 12, 2023

CCTV footage of the incident shows an individual wearing a jacket, a black mask and light-coloured trousers and trainers, and carrying an umbrella, approach the building with a plastic bag and a pot of paint. The vandal throws the paint on to the building’s front door before walking away.