Boy George has revealed he was at the scene of the terrifying Golders Green knife attack on Wednesday afternoon.Â
Horror engulfed in the north London area, shortly before lunchtime as Shloime Rand, 34, was stabbed in the chest, with the knife narrowly missing vital organs.Â
Minutes later, Moshe Shine, 76, was stabbed in the neck at a bus stop 400 yards away.
The Culture Club icon, 64, who has spoken in the past of his ties to Judaism through his manager Paul Kemsley, took to X to share a video from the scene, while revealing: ‘You could feel panic in the air’.Â
He wrote on the microblogging site: ‘I was in Golders Green yesterday. I arrived just as the police presence was building. My heart goes out to the two Jewish victims and to their loved ones. We need to make our Jewish community know we support them…
‘Even before I knew what had happened I was in tears because you could feel panic in the air. These are just regular people getting [on] with their lives…
‘London has always been a great multicultural city. Our Jewish community brings us so much. They are an integral part of the fabric of this city.’Â
Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis demanded ‘meaningful action’ and Donald Trump’s anti-Semitism tsar said ‘enough is enough’ following the rampage.
The 45-year-old suspect – who has a history of ‘serious violence and mental health issues’, Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley revealed – was eventually detained by Shomrim, a Jewish community security organisation, along with the police.
Boy George has revealed he was at the scene of the terrifying Golders Green knife attack on Wednesday afternoonÂ
Police bodycam footage released by Scotland Yard shows police arrested a man in Golders Green yesterday Â
The Culture Club icon, 64, who has spoken in the past of his ties to Judaism through his manager Paul Kemsley, took to X to share a video from the scene, while revealing: ‘You could feel panic in the air’
Graphic footage shows officers using a Taser to subdue him after he tried to stab them.
The Mail understands the suspect, a British national born in Somalia, was also known to the Government’s Prevent deradicalisation programme.
Alongside Boy George’s post, he added a link to 2006 hit Love Is A Losing Game by the late Amy Winehouse, whose ties to the area include her cremation at Golders Green Crematorium in July 2011.
Last night relatives of Mr Rand and friends of Mr Shine said the men were recovering in hospital and medical staff said they were stable.
Yet while the US administration has contacted joint US-UK citizen Mr Rand and was said to be briefing the President, his family said the British Government had not been in touch.
‘I’ve reached out to the UK Government myself, but still haven’t heard back from anyone,’ Mr Rand’s sister, who asked not to be named, told the Daily Mail, adding that her brother came one centimetre from death.
The attack has provoked outrage at the Government following a series of anti-Semitic attacks in the area, with furious locals chanting ‘Starmer out’ at the scene yesterday. Sir Mark was also roundly heckled with boos and shouts of ‘resign’ and ‘shame on you’.
Protesters chanted ‘Keir Starmer, Jew harmer’ and ‘shame on Sadiq Khan’.
The suspect stalked down Golders Green Road before allegedly stabbing two Jewish men
Ambulances are seen behind a police cordon following the stabbings yesterday
Both victims remain in hospital in a stable condition, with a police probe into the terror-related incident ongoing
Moshe Shine, 76, was one of two Jews stabbed in a north London terror attack on Wednesday morning
In 2015, Boy George spoke of how he always had ‘father figures’ in his life – all of whom were Jewish – including Paul, who is his long-time manager and star of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
Speaking about Paul, he said: ‘We have become very good friends. He is a great north London Jewish boy. In some ways we had a similar journey. What we both agree on is that we love America because it’s a place for second chances…
‘I am [smitten with him], but not like that.’
