Two arrested in connection with attack on rabbi in north London

Police have appealed for witnesses (Joe Giddens/PA)

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm with intent after a rabbi was attacked near his synagogue, police have said.

Essex Police said that two men, aged 18 and 25, from Ilford, north-east London, had been arrested on Monday after Rabbi Rafi Goodwin was attacked in Chigwell, north London, on Sunday.