Muslim woman dragged along pavement by headscarf' in high street attack

A MUSLIM woman was dragged along the pavement by two white men in a sickening attack in North London.

The Metropolitan Police said the thugs assaulted the woman while she was walking down a popular shopping street in Chingford, visiting a friend.

The pair approached the 27-year-old from behind and tried to remove her headscarf, before shoving her to the ground and dragging her by her hijab.

She was left on the floor petrified for almost 20 minutes before seeking help at a nearby restaurant, where staff rang for an ambulance.

A waiter at the restaurant said the woman was "shaking like a leaf" when they saw her and had to be sat down before she could speak.

He added: "She told us two white guys shoved her then dragged her along the pavement. She was having a panic attack when we saw her and could barely breathe.

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The location of the attack.

"It's sickening that people can do this."

Another staff member said: "I've never heard of anything like this around here.

"Whoever attacked her might have other connections with other people, we don't know."

The young woman was taken to hospital after paramedics treated her for back injuries.

Another witness, Hassan Bukhari, recounted what the woman said after the attack.

He said: "She said 'They took nothing from me, not my phone, not my back. They just thought they could get away with it. I thought this area was safe.'"

Scotland Yard are currently investigating the incident, which took place around 8.30pm on Wednesday.

The suspects are described as two white males, aged 17 to 19, wearing all black clothing.

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