Overview
- Shafiq Rahman, 48, pleaded guilty Friday at Reading Magistrates' Court to racially aggravated common assault, using threatening words to provoke violence, and criminal damage.
- Footage played in court showed him on a bicycle hurling slurs, calling the man a "dirty Jew," accusing him of "killing babies in Palestine," and threatening to "break his jaw."
- The district judge called it a pure hate crime and said the video showed an unprovoked attack on someone who was simply doing his job.
- The victim, who identified himself to the BBC as Moshe, said he felt physically targeted for being Jewish, and Jewish groups called the attack disgraceful and urged stronger protection.
- Rahman was released on bail and is due for sentencing at Reading Crown Court on July 10.