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Southall Black Sisters denounce ‘institutionally racist system’ as Tube charges dropped
Danae Thomas, Selma Taha and Divina Riggon (left to right) outside Highbury Corner magistrates court in London

CHARGES were dropped today against the director of a leading anti-racism organisation and her two friends who complained about a violent racist attack on the Tube only to be charged with assault themselves.

Selma Taha, the executive director of the Southall Black Sisters, along with Divina Riggon and Danae Thomas said they were assaulted in a racist incident last September.

They told of how a white woman made monkey sounds and called them “black bitches” and “slaves” and that she pulled clumps of hair from Ms Taha and bit her flesh, while an off-duty officer failed to intervene and de-escalate the incident.

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