They include the killing of Arkadiusz Jóźwik in Harlow, in an apparently unprovoked attack that is being treated by police as a possible hate crime. The attack will always be in the back of my mind, but people have been supportive.”Gareth Cuerden, hate crime manager for Victim Support in Wales, said a media focus on hate crime had led to a positive impact in encouraging victims to speak out. I think because of that we are getting a truer picture of the scale of hate crime,” he said. At least we feel we are not alone and that someone will help us.”Embassy breakdown of reported xenophobic incidents since the referendumPoland 31 incidents reported as hate crimes. Romania On 8 July, a Romanian shop in Norwich was torched in what Norfolk police are treating as a hate crime.

Source: The Guardian September 19, 2016 06:05 UTC