Abdullah Al Mamun, a local election candidate for independent party Aspire in Tower Hamlets, was beaten over the head with a metal pole by a gang while he was out canvassing in East London. The candidate claims he thought he "was going to die”.
The candidate was left with a major wound to his head that required 10 stitches. Al Mamum said, “I thought I was going to die. I felt that my head had split in two with the blood pouring out. I have been a dedicated community worker all my life. I entered politics so that I could continue to help people. I never dreamed that for my community work and public service I would be attacked.”
He further added, “I call on all politicians and political parties to ask their supporters to behave respectfully and ethically.”
Regarding this incident, a Met Police spokesman said, “We were called to Reardon House, Reardon Street, at 5.30pm on Friday following reports of an assault. Officers attended and a man in his thirties was found with a head injury. He was taken by London Ambulance Service to an east London hospital. No arrests have been made.”
