Man charged after antisemitic hate crime incident on bus in North London

A man has been charged with religiously aggravated harassment and one charge of using threatening words or behaviour to cause harassment in connection with an antisemitic incident on a bus.

James Agius, 50, appeared at Thames Magistrates’ Court for a first hearing this afternoon.

He will next appear at Stratford Magistrates’ Court on 15 June 2026 for trial.

The incident, allegedly directed at members of the Orthodox Jewish community, occurred in North London yesterday on a bus going through Stamford Hill.

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Lisa Ramsarran, Chief Crown Prosecutor said: "The Crown Prosecution Service has decided to charge James Agius, 50, with religiously aggravated harassment and using threatening words or behaviour to cause harassment in connection with an incident where he was allegedly racially abusive towards members of the Orthodox Jewish community on a bus going through Stamford Hill on Thursday, 7 May.

"Our team of out-of-hours prosecutors from CPS Direct worked to establish that there is sufficient evidence to bring charges and it is in the public interest to pursue criminal proceedings.

"We have worked closely with the Metropolitan Police as it has carried out its investigation.

"We remind all concerned that proceedings against the defendant are active and that he has the right to a fair trial."

They added: "It is vital that there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in anyway prejudice these proceedings."

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