Prosecutors say attacks on Jews were racist after all…

A Muslim man was racially motivated when he carried out a three attacks on Orthodox Jews, a court has heard. Abdullah Qureshi, 29, had admitted a spate of assaults in Stamford Hill, north London, but denied that he targeted his victims because of their religion. His pleas were initially accepted – but prosecutors have now admitted they made a mistake and have reinstated the allegations that Qureshi deliberately chose to attack Jewish people. The incidents, reported by community organisation Shomrim,…