Police have learned the name of a man accused of throwing red paint at the Palestine Mission

The Metropolitan Police have named the man accused of throwing red paint at the Palestine Mission building in Hammersmith. Jonathan Katan, 61, from Ealing, has been charged with 11 counts of racially aggravated criminal damage following a spate of incidents in west London.

He was also charged with a racially aggravated offense under section 5 of the Public Order Act and a charge of racially aggravated offense under section 4a of the Public Order Act. Katan was arrested on November 27 last year after red paint was thrown or sprayed at the Palestinian Mission along with mosques and businesses.

The incidents took place in Hammersmith and Fulham and Ealing on 11 separate occasions between October 16 and November 18. He is due to appear at Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court on Friday, May 17.

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Detective Superintendent Figo Forouzan, who is leading the investigation, said: “These charges came as a result of diligent police work by officers gathering evidence, providing support and reassurance to those affected.”

Chief Superintendent Sean Wilson, in charge of policing in the west, which covers Hammersmith, added: “Officers worked incredibly hard with the Crown Prosecution Service and the communities in both the boroughs of Ealing and Hammersmith and Fulham to secure an arrest and a charge in this case. .

“This demonstrates how seriously we take allegations of hate crime against any of our communities. While criminal proceedings are now active, I ask the community not to speculate on this case, particularly on social media, to avoid any risk of harm.”

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