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British Court Sentences Fascist to Jail for Assaulting Two Jewish Youths in London

September 14, 1949
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A member of Sir Oswald Mosley’s fascist Union Movement was today sentenced to a one-year term of imprisonment for assaulting two Jewish youths–aged 15 and 16, respectively–in the Dalston district of London last April. The assault was described in court as “a little Jew baiting,” The fascist is Francis William Slaw, 21, who was a strong arm man at outdoor fascist meetings.

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