Australia - Officer sorry for not thwarting attack

Vorchheimer

Menachem Vorchheimer and his children were victims of an antisemitic attack perpetrated by a group of footballers from

cean Grove on October 14, 2006 during Simchat Torah .

In a statement read on his behalf , Senior Constable Terry Moore, off-duty policeman who was driving the bus in which the attackers were passengers, expressed regret “that he did not immediately confront those persons [the bus passengers] in an attempt to stop any further act of racial and religious vilification by some of the occupants of the bus”.

He said that he would use his experience to assist in educating other police officers as to how to respond to a similar situation.

Source: www.ajn.com.au

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