Australian man brutally attacks a pregnant Muslim woman in Sydney

Video footage of a surveillance camera showed a man brutally assaulting a pregnant Muslim woman in a Sydney restaurant. The Australian Islamic Union described the attack as anti-Islamic.

Video footage of a surveillance camera showed a man brutally assaulting a pregnant Muslim woman in a Sydney restaurant. The Australian Islamic Union described the attack as anti-Islamic.

The attacker, a 43-year-old Australian, approached a cafe table where three veiled Muslim women sat, and after a brief conversation, suddenly began punching the pregnant woman.

The attacker continued to assault the Muslim woman and she fell to the ground, where he continued to kick her in the face, until other people intervened to prevent him from further aggression. The woman was taken to hospital to receive the necessary treatment.

AFP quoted Australian police that the 31-year-old victim was 38-weeks pregnant, and the attacker has been arrested on charges of severe physical assault.

Police did not disclose the motives of the man’s assault on the pregnant Muslim woman, but the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils said in a statement that the aggressor addressed anti-Islamic words to the victim, and the two women who were sitting with her.