Archive · 3 Oct 2025
UK: Hate Crimes Reported in West Midlands and Heathrow Airport
In the UK, two women were victims of hate crimes.
In one incident, a Sikh woman was allegedly raped by far-right racists in the West Midlands, who told her she didn't belong there.
In another, a Bangladeshi woman visiting her son at Heathrow Airport was subjected to xenophobic slurs, with one person attempting to grab her burqa.
Both cases highlight acts of racism and xenophobia in the UK.
A 20-year-old Sikh woman was allegedly raped in the West Midlands.
The victim was reportedly told, “You don’t belong to this country. Go back to your own land.”
A Bangladeshi woman was targeted with xenophobic slurs at Heathrow Airport.
Her clothing was mocked by the attackers.
One person attempted to grab the woman's burqa.
- Who
- Sikh woman and a Bangladeshi woman
- What
- Alleged rape and verbal/physical abuse
- When
- Mid-September
- Where
- West Midlands and Heathrow Airport, UK
- Why
- Racially motivated hate
- Location 1
- West Midlands, UK
- Incident
- Alleged rape of a Sikh woman
- Perpetrators
- Far-right racists
- Location 2
- Heathrow Airport, UK
- Incident
- Xenophobic slurs and assault on a Bangladeshi woman