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Hanukkah Stabbing Suspect Says He Was on Prozac, Pleads Not Guilty to Hate Crimes
The man accused of stabbing five people with a machete during a Hanukkah celebration in Monsey last month pleaded not guilty to federal hate crime charges at his arraignment on Monday. The federal indictment charged Grafton Thomas with five counts each of attempting to kill victims based on their religion and obstructing the free exercise of religious beliefs by attempting…
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Suspect in NY Hanukkah Stabbings Researched Hitler, Had 2 Knives in Car: Official
As authorities continue their search for the exact motive of a stabbing at a rabbi’s home in Monsey, the attorney for the suspect says Grafton Thomas had a long history of profound mental illness and hospitalization. In a news conference at his office Monday, attorney Michael Sussman said Thomas’ personal papers showed “the ramblings of a disturbed individual” but...
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Hanukkah Celebrations Continue With Heightened Security Following Latest Hate Attack
On the final night of Hanukkah, police in Monsey, New York, stood guard outside the home of Rabbi Rottenberg after an alleged attacker walked inside his residence and stabbed five people the evening before.
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Jersey City Marks Start of Hanukkah With Victim Remembrance
Candles burned atop a menorah in Jersey City marking the first night of Hanukkah as well as a moment of strength for a community still recovering from the deadly attack on Dec. 10. Yoely Greenfeld lit the menorah Sunday night in front of Jersey City Kosher Supermarket, the site of a horrific shooting that took the life of his sister…
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Bathroom Floor Collapses Under NYC Dad Bathing His Child
Jose Pilarte was going to give his 4-year-old a bath early Sunday when the entire bathroom floor collapsed underneath him, leaving his daughter stuck and terrified in the tub. Cellphone video provided by the family shows Pilarte wedged between the cellar’s wall and bathroom floor debris at his Bronx apartment on Creston Avenue. His wife can be heard in...
