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PEOPLE IN the Hertfordshire suburb of Shenley were left “sickened” and “horrified” after the words “Jew ghetto” together with a Star of David were found on Monday to have been daubed at three different locations in the area.
Michelle Spevick posted a picture of the graffiti near Southerton Way on the “My Shenley” Facebook page, writing: “As a Shenley resident and the descendant of families pretty much wiped out in the Holocaust I am sickened by this graffiti which I just drove past.
“I doubt the person who did this feels remorse or shame but they badly need some educating. Police are aware and dealing. Having happily lived in this lovely, peaceful, warm and open community for nearly 15 years I am just so sad at this.” Other locals wrote it was “Absolutely disgusting. Vile”.
Shenley, a suburb near Borehamwood and Radlett, is approximately 20 per cent Jewish.
Others on the Facebook page said they had seen a “big group of teens” in the area on Sunday evening.
A spokesperson for Hertfordshire Police confirmed that officers were treating the graffiti as “religiously aggravated criminal damage”.
Dave Rich, spokesperson for antisemitism watchdog CST, said: “This kind of antisemitic language should have no place in our society and we appeal to anybody who knows who did this to come forward.”