Monday, October 09, 2017
2 teenage girls attacked in Brooklyn over religion
Two young teenage girls were attacked by a woman who expressed outrage over their religious beliefs while walking on Kingston Avenue,Brooklyn on the second night of Sukkot. A man who tried to intervene in their defense was attacked as well.
The incident occured on Thursday night, the second night of Sukkot, at around 11:00pm, near Empire Blvd. in Crown Heights.
The alleged assailant was identified by police as Shannon Polak, aged 26.
Police say she approched the girls and asked them where they were going. The girls responded that they were going to a religious event, and the woman then asked them if “they really believe in that.” She then started pushing the girls, pulling their hair and tried to choke one of them, police said.
A 20-year-old Hasidic man tried to intervene, but Polak repeatedly punched him in the face, according to police.
Police were called to the scene and the assailant was arrested and charged with assault.
The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating.
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/399905
The incident occured on Thursday night, the second night of Sukkot, at around 11:00pm, near Empire Blvd. in Crown Heights.
The alleged assailant was identified by police as Shannon Polak, aged 26.
Police say she approched the girls and asked them where they were going. The girls responded that they were going to a religious event, and the woman then asked them if “they really believe in that.” She then started pushing the girls, pulling their hair and tried to choke one of them, police said.
A 20-year-old Hasidic man tried to intervene, but Polak repeatedly punched him in the face, according to police.
Police were called to the scene and the assailant was arrested and charged with assault.
The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating.
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/399905
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