On Tuesday 20th October, a law firm assisting migrants in Harrow reportedly suffered a racist attack.
According to The Times, a man armed with a knife blamed lawyers at Duncan Lewis for assisting migrants and planned to take a solicitor hostage days after the Home Secretary expressed his frustration at “activist lawyers” who prevented the removal of failed asylum seekers. Cavan Medlock also wanted to display flags of Nazi Germany and the US confederacy in the firm’s office window to inspire others.
The 28-year-old Harrow resident is now charged with a racially or religiously aggravated attack on solicitor Sheroy Zaq. He also faces five other charges, including threatening to kill Toufique Hossain, a director of the firm; using a “large knife” to threaten Ravindran Tharmalangram; causing racially aggravated alarm, harassment or distress; battery and causing fear of unlawful violence.
Mr Medlock allegedly told the police that he planned to “take a member of staff hostage and place the flags in the window so that like-minded people would take action”. Mr Justice Sweeney remanded him in custody and set a trial date of April 1, adjourning the case until Friday.
