Man jailed for hitting Muslim with bacon

A British man has been jailed for hitting a Muslim teen with a slab of bacon after hurling insults at her and her mother.

Alex Chivers was sentenced at a London court on Thursday, to six months in jail for assault and a public order offence.

The 36-year-old admitted to religiously or racially-aggravated assault.

According to the London Metropolitan Police, Chivers approached the two Muslims on June 8 in north London and made abusive Islamophobic comments before striking the teen with bacon.

Other people were present during the attack, including someone who filmed the incident.

The assault came five days after extremists attacked people on London Bridge and at Borough Market.

British police have reported a rise in hate crimes in recent weeks.