▁face , ▁neck , ▁ears , ▁arms ▁and ▁back ▁requiring ▁extensive ▁surg ery . ▁Mu h kt ar ▁described ▁his ▁clothes ▁and ▁sho es ▁mel ting ▁following ▁the ▁attack . ▁ ▁Investig ation ▁While ▁investig ators ▁originally ▁ruled ▁out ▁a ▁religious ▁or ▁ra cial ▁mot ive ▁for ▁the ▁crime , ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Police ▁declared ▁that ▁new ▁evidence ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁un cover ed ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁June ▁led ▁them ▁to ▁ultimately ▁investigate ▁the ▁assault ▁as ▁a ▁hate ▁crime . ▁The ▁judge ▁said ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁evidence ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁hate ▁crime . ▁ ▁Sus pect ▁The ▁Metropolitan ▁Police ▁later ▁stated ▁it ▁was ▁seeking ▁to ▁speak ▁to ▁John ▁Tom lin , ▁a ▁ 2 4 - year - old ▁man ▁known ▁to ▁frequent ▁C anning ▁Town ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁the ▁incident . ▁His ▁Facebook ▁page ▁contained ▁links ▁to ▁the ▁far - right . ▁Tom lin ▁turned ▁himself ▁in ▁to ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Police ▁on ▁ 9 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁charged ▁with ▁causing ▁gr iev ous ▁bod ily ▁harm ▁and ▁appeared ▁at ▁Th ames ▁Mag istr ates ' ▁Court ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁July . ▁He ▁was ▁rem and ed ▁in ▁cust ody ▁and ▁ordered ▁to ▁appear ▁at ▁Sn ares bro ok ▁Crown ▁Court ▁on ▁ 8 ▁August . ▁At ▁his ▁hearing ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁John ▁Tom lin ▁ble w ▁kiss es ▁at ▁his ▁supp or ters ▁while ▁in ▁court . ▁ ▁Re action ▁The ▁Wh arf , ▁a ▁local ▁newspaper , ▁reported ▁that ▁residents ▁were