This week 30 years ago: Islington hate crime victims ‘not reporting racist attacks because they fear police’
Islington Gazette: December 31, 1987 - Credit: Archant
Islington hate crime victims were suffering in silence – because they were afraid of the police.
An Islington Council investigation found they didn’t seek help because they feared cops would “start investigating them rather than the complaint”.
It claimed officers asked complainants for passports, questioned their immigration status and were unhelpful and impatient.
The report said “unhelpful” police attitudes led to “under-reporting” of racist attacks.
Meanwhile, a £10,000 Christmas gift to help kids suffering cancer turned out to be just... a tenner.
You may also want to watch:
The New Barbican Hotel looked “astoundingly generous” when the donation to the mayor of Islington’s charity – the Barts Hospital children’s cancer ward appeal – was announced.
But a red-faced hotel chief had to tell mayor Cllr Terry Herbert: “Sorry, our public relations people dropped a clanger.” The PR officer had misread a note about the donation, somehow mistaking £10,000 for £10.
Most Read
- 1 Islington shooting victim named
- 2 Changes made to St Peter's LTN after Packington Estate used as rat run
- 3 Man in hospital with potentially 'life-changing' injuries following stabbing
- 4 Missing: Highgate woman known to frequent Camden and Islington areas
- 5 Big name restaurant hints at Islington opening
- 6 Robert Rinder awarded MBE for his work on Holocaust education
- 7 Phone snatcher admits guilt after robberies in Islington, Hackney and Tower Hamlets
- 8 Murder investigation launched after teenager is shot in Islington
- 9 Woman, 48, arrested over fatal stabbing of Islington flower seller
- 10 Rise in London Covid rates, but people aged 25-30 can book vaccine
But Cllr Herbert took it all in good humour, saying: “Every donation, no matter how big or small, is a help.”
