Man, 48, is charged after Jewish building inspector was subjected to 'utterly abhorrent' anti-semitic attack

By FRANCINE WOLFISZ, NEWS REPORTER Published: 13:12, 24 April 2026 | Updated: 13:14, 24 April 2026 A man has been charged after an Orthodox-Jewish building inspector was assaulted and called a 'dirty motherf***** Jew' during a unprovoked attack in broad daylight. Shafiq Rahman, 48, of Lismore Park, Slough, has been charged with one count of racially/religiously aggravated common assault, racially/religiously aggravated fear/provocation of violence by words, and criminal damage. Thames Valley Police said Rahman has been remanded and will appear at Reading Magistrates Court today. The arrest comes after video showed the father-of-two being subjected to a torrent of racial slurs, including that he was a 'baby killer', during the sickening attack in Slough, Berkshire, on Monday. At one point, the attacker threatened the man with physical violence, saying 'I'll break your f****** jaw' before accusing the man of 'killing kids in Palestine'. Shockingly, a passerby can also be heard shouting from his car encouraging the assailant to physically attack his Jewish victim.  The attack comes just weeks after four ambulances owned by a Jewish charity were targeted by arsonists in Golders Green, north London, alongside a spate of attacks on Jewish properties across the capital.  In an interview with Daily Mail, the victim said he had been left shaken by the incident and said he no longer felt it was safe to 'go around as a visible Jew' in today's Britain.  A man has been charged after an Orthodox-Jewish building inspector was assaulted and called a 'dirty motherf***** Jew' during a unprovoked attack in broad daylight The attacker threatened the man with physical violence, saying 'I'll break your f****** jaw' before accusing the man of 'killing kids in Palestine' He also said that he has since decided to remove his kippah when he is outside Jewish areas. The victim - who checks properties are fit to be rented out - was looking over a house in Elliman Avenue and had his back to the street when he heard a man on a bicycle shout at him: 'Dirty Jew'. As he was already using his phone camera, he started recording the man who proceeded to accuse him of 'killing kids in Palestine' before warning, 'I'll break your f***** jaw, you dirty little motherf*****.'  The video also showed him repeatedly lashing out at the phone. He said: 'I was minding my own business, facing the house, taking pictures but being very visibly Jewish as I had on a kippah. I heard him shout out 'dirty Jew' as he rode nearer on his bike. I turned around and saw him coming back towards me, so I pressed record on the phone. 'He said his stuff and then it looked like he was about to leave – he'd done his bit. I think he felt satisfied - but then a car drove past, shouting something that appeared to encourage him. 'At that point, I could see the rage in his eyes. It felt like if he had a knife he could have seriously hurt me.' Someone tried to intervene, but struggled to get the aggressor away. It was only when a neighbour shouted from her window that she was going to call the police that the cyclist -calling her a 'Zionist b****' - eventually left. 'I'm still trying to digest everything,' says the Jewish man, whose paternal family escaped Nazi Germany to find a safe home in the UK.  'While this guy was standing over me, I was berating myself and asking: "What were you thinking?" 'Only a couple of days before, I'd switched on my phone and seen there had been yet another attack on a synagogue. And I'd heard the ambulances blow up, seen the plumes of smoke. So they all felt very close.  'But even though I knew it was not safe, I would think, "they are not going to come after you. No one is going to jail for attacking you. You are not important enough."  'We live in our cocoons where we try and pretend things are safe, we kid ourselves they are, when actually they are not. 'And then this happened. I was telling myself off for being irresponsible for going around as a visible Jew and thinking that I would be OK.' He added: 'We are a tolerant nation, one that has been very kind to the Jewish people. I think British people will accept anyone who abides by British values and becomes part of the society. But I think a line has been blurred over being too tolerant of extremism.  'We are tolerating intolerance and no-one seems to be sticking up for our values, for who we are as Brits.' On Thursday there was widespread outrage over the incident, with Campaign Against Antisemitism calling it 'Jewish-hatred without disguise'. It said: 'Jews going about their daily lives are not safe from being subjected to vile assault and violent threats. This is simply untenable for Jewish life in Britain.' Community Security Trust (CST) a charity which protects the Jewish community, called the attack 'utterly abhorrent'. Thames Valley Police moved to reassure the Jewish community following the attack. Investigating officer Detective Inspector Terry Dixon, of the Berkshire East Priority Crime Team, said: 'We know this incident will cause a great deal of concern within our Jewish communities, I would like to reassure you that we are progressing this investigation as a priority. 'We urge anyone who was in the area at the time and saw what happened to please get in touch with us if you haven't already. 'Antisemitic incidents, or indeed any hate-related incident reported in the Thames Valley, will not be tolerated by police and we will do everything in our power to bring those responsible to justice. 'At the current time, we have not received any similar reports in the area. If you do witness or have been the victim of any similar incident, please do report it to police so we can investigate it.' Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call 101, quoting reference 43260192511. Reacting to the footage, Alex Hearn from Labour Against Antisemitism said of the incident: 'This is the UK, where being Jewish is considered provocative. Where people chant 'violence is justified' on the streets, and then we see it played out.' Karen Pollock, chief executive of the Holocaust Educational Trust, said: 'Sadly it seems the UK is becoming an intolerant and dangerous place just to walk around looking Jewish.  'Antisemitism has been normalised to the point that this man felt totally at ease abusing someone just because of their faith. This comes after a week of almost daily arson attacks on Jewish places of worship and charities.  'This hasn't happened in a vacuum. We've seen antisemitism growing largely uncontrolled for more than two years and now we are seeing alarming levels of hatred in our communities.'  Meanwhile, Labour MP for Slough Tan Desi called the incident 'heinous'. The antisemitic attack took place just a day after a Jewish-owned shop in Lower High Street, Watford was targeted in a racially-aggravated attack. A fire door was set alight and antisemitic graffiti left on a building between 4.15pm and 4.20pm on Sunday. Hertfordshire Police said it was keep to trace a group of young men in the area at the time and called in an 'isolate incident' not connected to a spate of attacks that have targeted Jewish community venues over the last month.  Two synagogues and the former offices of an educational charity have been targeted by firebomb attacks. The latest incident happened following a spate of attacks targeting Jewish premises in London. Pictured: Volunteer-led Jewish community ambulances were set alight in Golders Green Arsonists also targeted four Jewish community ambulances run by Hatzola - a volunteer-led service - in Golders Green, north London, on March 23. Forty firefighters and six fire engines rushed to Highfield Road, near the Machzike Hadath synagogue, at approximately 1.45am following the incident.  The firebombing caused gas canisters stored in the ambulances to explode, with the force from the blast causing windows to break in a block of flats close by. The synagogue, one of Europe's oldest, had its roof damaged and stained glass windows smashed in the fire. There were no injuries.  Over the last month, 23 people have been arrested in connection with these incidents. Pro-Iranian regime group Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia - the Islamic Movement of the Companions of the Right - has claimed responsibility for the arson attacks, releasing video footage of the perpetrators shortly after each incident has taken place. Met Police is now investigating whether Iranian-linked criminal proxies - people being paid money to carry out a crime - are being used to commit the attacks. On Monday, counter-terrorism police arrested seven people as part of a 'proactive investigation' into an alleged plot against a venue 'related to the Jewish community'. The intended venue or target has not however been revealed by police.  Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.