Two men who shouted antisemitic abuse at a member of the Jewish community while filming the incident have been sentenced to six weeks imprisonment, suspended for twelve months.

Adam Bedoui, 21, and Abdelkader Amir Bousloub, 21, previously pleaded guilty to religiously aggravated intentional harassment.

Bousloub approached the victim and started shouting abuse while filming it on a mobile phone. Bedoui stood alongside him, laughing and also harassed the victim.

Varinder Hayre, District Crown Prosecutor, and Hate Crime Lead for London North Magistrates’ Court unit in CPS London North area said: “These men deliberately targeted a member of the Jewish community, and subjected him to antisemitic abuse in a public place.

“They filmed the incident with the intention to upload it to social media and amplify the harm caused to the victim

“The CPS worked closely with the Metropolitan Police to build a strong case, securing a conviction less than 48 hours after the incident.

“Hate crime has a serious impact on victims and communities. We will continue to prosecute these offences robustly.”

Detective Chief Superintendent Brittany Clarke, who leads policing in the area, said:

“These men thought nothing of travelling to Stamford Hill so they could generate social media likes from hateful so-called content.

“There is no place for antisemitic hate in this city and this case carries a clear warning for anyone tempted to commit hate crimes in pursuit of online notoriety.  

“These men were arrested within minutes of the incidents being reported to us. They were then charged, remanded to court and convicted 48 hours after the original report.”

Building a strong case to secure justice less than 24 hours after charge  

The CPS worked closely with the police to build the strongest possible case, supported by evidence from the Shomrim volunteer group which assisted the police in identifying the defendants.

The defendants had filmed the incident which was intended for publication on social media. When interviewed by the police, Bousloub said he had gone to Stamford Hill to film a video with a fishing rod with the aim of getting a reaction and to copy what he had seen on an Instagram reel.

He said he had intended to share what he filmed with others on TikTok and that he was expecting numbers in the hundreds or thousands of people to watch it. He tried to claim that he thought the Jewish community would find what he was doing was funny. Bedoui made a no comment police interview.

When reporting the incident, the victim said it left him feeling vulnerable and targeted because he is part of the Jewish Community.

Faced with overwhelming evidence, the defendants pleaded guilty at their first hearing at Thames Magistrates’ Court on 9 May. This followed swiftly after the incident on 7 May, less than 48 hours later and within 24 hours of being charged, demonstrating the strength of the evidence and the speed at which justice was delivered.

Applying for hate crime uplift to secure tougher sentence.

Today Bedoui and Bousloub were given an uplifted sentence because prosecutors applied for an increase in sentence to reflect the fact they had committed a hate crime. The judge sentenced them to 6 weeks imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, in addition to a high level community order.