Submitting... The assault took place outside Chigwell and Hainault Synagogue in Chigwell. The rabbi, who was born in Leeds and attended Leeds Grammar School, was attacked with an unknown object and his phone was stolen after he got out of the car. “Detectives are progressing their investigation following reports of a religiously-aggravated assault in Chigwell,” said a police spokeswoman. “The two boys – believed to be aged between 15 and 18 – are believed to have left the scene on foot. “They have both been described as being of Asian ethnicity, one was 5ft 9ins tall and wore his hair in an Afro-style and the other was described as being 5ft 7ins tall.