警方表示,4月份发生在伦敦北部戈尔德斯格林(Golders Green)的两起针对犹太男性的刺伤事件被认定为涉嫌仇恨犯罪,而非恐怖袭击。
The stabbings of two Jewish men in Golders Green, north London, in April are being treated as an alleged hate crime not a terrorist attack, police have said.
4月29日案发后不久,45岁的埃萨·苏莱曼(Essa Suleiman)因涉嫌谋杀罪被大都会警察局(Metropolitan Police)逮捕。当时,警方称这些发生在犹太人口密集地区的袭击事件属于涉嫌恐怖主义的犯罪行为。
Essa Suleiman, 45, was arrested by the Metropolitan police on suspicion of attempted murder shortly after the stabbings on 29 April. At the time, police said they were treating the attacks, in an area with a large Jewish population, as suspected terrorist offences.
苏莱曼还因当天早些时候发生的另一起与此次事件无关的刺伤事件被指控犯有谋杀罪。
Suleiman has also been charged with attempted murder over the unconnected stabbing of another man earlier that same day.
周五,苏莱曼出庭参加了预审听证会,他否认了所有指控;检方表示该案件已不再被视为恐怖主义案件。
On Friday, Suleiman appeared in court for a pre-trial hearing where he denied all charges and the prosecution said the case was no longer being treated as a suspected terrorism case.
大都会警察局在周一发给伦敦各社区的电子邮件中称:“在听证会上,检方告知法院:在刑事诉讼过程中不会追究与恐怖主义相关的因素,而是将此案视为涉嫌仇恨犯罪。”他们补充道:“我们理解这一公告可能会引起公众的担忧,尤其是在犹太社区中——鉴于该事件在当地造成的影响,以及近期伦敦其他针对犹太社区的暴力事件。”
In an email message sent to communities across London on Monday, the Met said: “At the hearing, the Crown Prosecution Service advised the court that it will not be pursuing a terrorist connection as part of the criminal proceedings.”They said they would treat it instead as a suspected hate crime. “We understand this announcement may cause concern, particularly within the Jewish community, given the impact this incident had locally and against the backdrop of recent incidents affecting Jewish communities across London. “We would like to reassure residents that the seriousness with which this matter is being treated has not changed.”
伦敦反恐警察部门负责人海伦·弗拉纳根(Helen Flanagan)指挥官表示:“我们充分认识到这一事件对三名受害者及公众(尤其是犹太社区)造成的影响。我也知道,这一消息是在曼彻斯特有两人因涉嫌策划在高圣日期间袭击犹太社区而被捕之后发布的。反恐部门将继续与大都会警察局密切合作,为伦敦的犹太社区提供尽可能多的安全保障。”
Cmdr Helen Flanagan, head of counter-terrorism policing for London, said: “I fully recognise the impact this incident has had on the three victims as well as the public, particularly the Jewish community. “I’m also aware this news comes shortly after the arrests of two men in Manchester for a suspected plot to target the Jewish community during the High Holy Days period. Counter-terrorism policing continues to work closely with the Met police to provide as much visibility and security as we can to Jewish communities across London.”
戈尔德斯格林袭击案的受害者分别是34岁的什洛伊姆·兰德(Shloime Rand)和76岁的摩西·谢因(Moshe Shine)。
The victims of the Golders Green attacks were Shloime Rand, 34, and Moshe Shine, 76.
同日早些时候,伦敦南部另一起持刀伤人案的受害者是伊斯梅尔·侯赛因。案件仍在审理中,完整审判定于2027年3月进行。
The victim of the other stabbing earlier the same day in south London was Ishmail Hussein. The case continues and the date for the full trial is scheduled for March 2027.