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Couple wanted after racially aggravated assault on family in London 'not in UK'

British Transport Police seek a couple believed to have left the UK after a racial abuse and pepper spray incident at Bond Street Underground Station.

  • On October 11, detectives said a racially aggravated assault occurred at Bond Street Underground Station around 7.30pm involving a 34-year-old woman, her sister, and two young children .
  • A pushchair collision with a woman walking ahead sparked the verbal altercation, and BTP are treating the episode as a racially aggravated assault after inquiries.
  • The woman grabbed the victim's hair while the man sprayed a small bottle said to be pepper spray toward the victim and her family, with reports of no ill effects.
  • BTP say enquiries show the pair do not reside in the UK, with belief the man left on Tuesday 14th October and the woman on Friday 24th October, while ongoing contact efforts continue with updates to the victim's family.
  • Social media posts show Melissa Rein Lively, 40, Make America Great Again supporter and PR executive, posted an Instagram photo on Bond Street then deleted her account, while Philipp Ostermann, associate director at Aequita, had removed profiles and speaking listing.
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Couple wanted after racially aggravated assault on family in London 'not in UK'

Detectives investigating a report of racially aggravated assault in central London have said they believe a couple they wish to speak to are no…

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A Maga influencer and her boyfriend are wanted by British police, according to the Daily Mail. The couple are suspected of a racist attack in London. One of them is said to have used pepper spray on two women and two small children after showering them with insults.

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