Marvin Pond being held down by several men (Picture: Central News)

A group of Orthodox Jews attacked a traffic warden because he ticketed one of their Lexus cars, a court heard.

Mordechai Freidman, 32, his brother Osher Freidman, 30, Benjamin Beigel, 25, and Yakov Nowogrodski, 26, are all accused of assaulting Marvin Pond, 32, earlier this year.

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The four men allegedly dragged Mr Pond from his moped after he placed a fine on Mordechai Freidman’s gold car in Leaside Road, Hackney.

The Friedman brothers had apparently refused to let him leave and were then joined by Beigel and Nowogrodski who helped to hold him down.


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Marvin Pond standing with police officers Picture: Central News)

Prosecutor Demi Ugurtay said: ‘When Mr Pond returned to his moped he was followed by Osher Freidman as he turned to leave, Mordechai Freidman blocks him with the Lexus.



‘Marvin Pond attempted to wheel the moped out and made out that he had struck the vehicle, accusing him of a hit and run.

‘Events escalated suddenly as Marvin Pond tried to get out, he is surrounded and grabbed from behind with people pulling him off his vehicle and causing the moped to fall on the back wheel, colliding with Mordechai Freidman.

‘Osher Freidman was pinned by the others who then sat upon Marvin Pond on the floor, punching him.’

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Benjamin Beigel outside Stratford Magistrates’ Court (Picture: Central News)

He added Mr Pond attempted to defend himself by swinging his helmet but he was overwhelmed by the group when he returned to get his storage box.

Mr Pond was arrested after the Friedmen brothers and Beigel accused him of deliberately driving into one of them, but police later decided not to pursue the case after viewing his body cam video and social media footage from other witnesses.

The group, who were joined by several other Jewish men during the incident, deny assault and claimed they were performing a citizen’s arrest on Mr Pond, after he deliberately ran over Mordechai Freeman.

Beigel and Nowogrodski, from Stoke Newington, deny one count of assault by beating.

Mordechai Freidman, from Stoke Newington, denies one count of assault by beating, and Osher Freidman, from Stoke Newington, two counts of assault by beating.

The trial at Stratford Magistrates’ Court continues.

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