Harlow Poles, as in many places in the UK, here are the largest minority. According to official statistics from 2013 years of their lives are more than 1.5 thousand.
Townspeople mostly vote for the Labour Party, but in a referendum for leaving the European Union in favor of Brexitem.
This is not a quiet neighborhood
the attack on the Poles took place on Saturday evening. Just before midnight, two men eating pizza on the square, the commercial Stow was attacked by a group of two dozen teenagers, boys and girls. A local gang, well known to the inhabitants of this part of town – in spite of police assurances that this quiet neighborhood.
One of the residents admitted in an interview with Polish media that she heard the assailants insulted the Poles because of their nationality.
police patrol found two men – 40-year-old Arkadiusz J. and his 43-year-old colleague – unconscious, lying on the sidewalk. Both were immediately taken to the hospital. The younger of them died on Monday evening at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge as a result of head injuries. Elder was discharged after a brief hospitalization and is shocked – the event itself does not remember, because I woke up just in the hospital.
On Monday evening at the Stow met a group of Poles who knew the victim of murder.
– We knew each other for two years. Arek was very nice, warm, friendly – she recalled, her voice breaking one of the women who worked in the same company. – So far, watching TV, something we heard about the attacks on the Poles, but when it directly affects us, the whole perspective changes. It will be difficult after that to live here, look at each other – she said.
As recounted gathered together, they attacked the Poles came to Stow in order to take a short break from painting the apartment prepared for the visit of the mother of one of them. Within minutes, they were beaten.
In the course of the investigation so far, police detained six teenagers aged 15-16 years, of which five were released on bail. The sixth remains in custody.
Police strengthened protection
– The preliminary findings show that the victims ate meal together and talked when they were confronted by a group of about 15 -20 teenagers, both boys and girls. According to our knowledge, not all of these people were involved in the attack and we believe that some of them will be in deep shock, knowing what happened then – said a senior investigating officer Al Pitchen.
On the other hand superintendent Andy Mariner assured that the police strengthened protection for the city where Poles live in order to prevent any further attacks.
living in Harslow Poles admitted that this is not the first time that they became victims of attacks or insults from the British. As mentioned, a similar attack occurred just a few weeks earlier, when the two men – the Poles – they came with severe injuries to the hospital. – This is not a safe neighborhood – stressed the speaker.
– I worked here at the bookmaker, on the corner of this square. Do here full of people who are drunk or under the influence of drugs and how to hear that you’re not English, it wszelakimi throwing insults – said Miroslaw Gust-Majdzińska.
– After Brexicie is intensified. This is the effect that Cameron said that the Poles come here for the benefits, they take a job, send allowances for children to Polish. Then people began to hate most Poles – she said.
In turn, the owner of the local shop “U Pole” Jacek Gora early evening gathering signatures on the Polish flag, which he wants to put in place an event to commemorate the victims. – This flag will symbolize our memory about the Ark. He was my client, I knew him, I saw him every day. He was even here on Saturday, shortly before it happened – he said.
– I think that the problem is not necessarily the result of racism or hostility towards the Poles, but the problems of youth. They were young people 15 and 16 years. This is not a quiet neighborhood, we all know how it is here, but you know, we’re not in your country, we need to look at it from a distance – he told. As agreed, despite Saturday’s attack has no plans to return to the Polish.
“The shock for all”
The councilors from the ruling city of the Labour Party asserted that the authorities Harlow do everything to prevent further incidents.
– It’s a shock to all. Statistically, this part of the district has the largest number of foreign workers from Central Europe. We have them a good relationship, we find them often in the local church – emphasized Danny Purton, who came to speak with the local community about the tragic events of Saturday night.
Another councilor, Waid Forman, admitted that the attacks on Poles can be related to the June referendum on. outputs the UK from the European Union.
– For many people Brexit was what triggered their hatred. We do not know yet whether it was an attack directly motivated by the nationality of the victims or not, but all these statements Nigel Farage of migrants … It is easy to simply say, come here, take a job, cost budget – but it just is not truth – emphasized.
Murder in Harlow is the most serious case of violence against migrants in recent months. In the first weeks after the June referendum on. Outputs the UK from the European Union in the country was a significant increase in such incidents, in particular the close millionth of a Polish immigrant community.
PAP / IAR / and
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