(JTA) — A Jewish caregiver admitted to beating British lawmaker George Galloway at a public event in London.

Neil Masterson, 39, acknowledged in Isleworth Crown Court on Friday the Aug. 29 assault that left Galloway with a broken rib and a broken jaw requiring him to spend a night in the hospital.

A charge against Masterson of religiously aggravated assault was dropped due to a lack of evidence. Masterson is a convert to Judaism, the London-based Jewish Chronicle reported.

Masterson reportedly shouted about the Holocaust before physically assaulting the Respect party lawmaker outside an event in west London. Earlier that month, Galloway called for his constituency to be “declared an Israel-free zone” in reaction to the Israel-Gaza conflict.

Discrimination on the basis of nationality or race is illegal in Britain, as is inciting to hatred.

Masterson will remain in police custody until he is sentenced next month.