Man charged after three Jewish women assaulted in Hackney

• A 33-year-old man has been charged after three Jewish women were assaulted in Hackney, east London. • Police were called to Clapton Common at about 13:40 on Monday after a man was detained by Shomrim, a Jewish neighbourhood watch group, following reports of the assaults. • The women suffered minor injuries. • Abdisamad Siad, of Pilgrims Way in Islington, has been charged with three counts of assault by beating and is due to appear at Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court.