A Muslim family were appalled to find a pig’s head on their doorstep, in what they describe as a ‘horrific hate crime’.

The Rizvi family discovered the severed head outside the front of their home in Loughton Essex on the morning of September 14.

They believe the act is the latest example of Islamophobia amid recent nationwide far-right protests and incitement.

One family member told Muslim news site 5Pillars: ‘This was a horrific hate crime deliberately targeting us as the only Muslim family on our street. Discovering a pig’s head and blood smeared on our doorstep was deeply traumatising for my family.’

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The woman added: ‘Far-right bigots are trying to intimidate us, and we urgently need decisive action from the authorit

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