“They [mum and baby] don’t feel safe. This is not New Zealand at all.”
Muslims must realise that in New Zealand we don’t just grab teenagers and stop their freedom of movement. The muslims in this story should be charged for assault or worse.
Fouda said a group of teenagers, including the alleged attacker, had been drinking in the liquor-banned park, watching the gathered Muslim group for “some time”, before the incident.
The Muslim community wanted it to be investigated.
After the incident, the teen reportedly made racist comments to the family, including “go back to your country” and “you’re not welcome here”, Fouda said.
Fouda said the teen tried to leave in a car driven by his friends. However, Fouda and a group of others ran after him and stood in front of the car.
“One person came out from the car with a metal bar and attacked others, but we stopped him and got the bar from him and it was given to police as evidence,” Fouda said.