A thug who slapped a Muslim teenager in the face with a packet of bacon has been jailed.

Alex Chivers shouted Islamophobic abuse at the teenage girl, who was walking with her mother, before striking her in the face in north London.

The 36-year-old, of Bryanstone Road, Waltham Cross, called her “Isil scum” and shouted “you deserve this” as he launched his attack in Enfield.

Video footage shows the moment he carried out the unprovoked religiously/racially aggravated attack in Hertford Road on June 8.

Wearing a crash helmet, he is filmed waving the open packet of bacon at a camera before approaching the women from behind.

He can be seen striking the teenager with the raw meat before turning to run off.

The victim, who has not been named, was with her mother when Chivers began verbally abusing them at about 4.40pm.

She was not injured but was visibly distressed after the incident, Scotland Yard has said.

Chivers was sentenced to 26 weeks in prison for religiously/racially aggravated assault and to 12 weeks for a public offence order, to run concurrently, at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.

He was also ordered to pay a £115 victim surcharge and will complete a 12-month supervision order when he is released on licence.

DC James Payne from Enfield Community Safety Unit (CSU) said: "We know other people were present during this attack, including an associate of Chivers' who filmed the incident.

“Enquiries are ongoing to trace these people and if you have any information that may assist in identifying them please contact the Community Safety Unit at Enfield via 101.”