Muslim who attacked three Orthodox Jews tells court: ‘It was all a coincidence’

A Muslim who travelled nearly 200 miles to carry out three racially motivated attacks on Orthodox Jews claims it was a ‘coincidence’ they were all of the same faith. Abdullah Qureshi, 29, from Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, allegedly assaulted Jacob Lipschitz, Chaim Greenfeld and a 14-year-old boy in Stamford Hill, north London on 18 August 2021. All three victims were wearing black coats and hats worn by members of the Jewish community at the time, Stratford Magistrates’ Court heard. Qureshi admits…