Hijab attack ‘victim’ fined for wasting police time

A woman who claimed she was subjected to a racist assault – telling the police and media she’d been targeted for wearing a hijab head covering – has been fined for wasting police time after CCTV enquiries showed she made up the attack. The 18-year-old reported being set upon by a man in New Street, near the Odeon cinema, and punched in the face with such force it knocked her over. But CCTV enquiries proved the woman fabricated the story - a £90 fixed penalty tic