US Man Charged With Hate Crime After Assaulting Indian-Origin Woman & Fracturing Her Spine
Allasheed Allah 54 was brought before the court on Thursday and charged with assault as a hate crime and aggravated harassment against Avneet Kaur 20 for the attack. Ms Kaur was travelling in a subway train in Manhattan last month when Mr Allasheed engaged her in a verbal dispute He then began making homophobic slurs towards Ms K aur and her friend.
In another harrowing incident of racist attack, a 54-year old man hit an Indian-origin woman travelling in a subway and used homophobic slurs against her.
Allasheed Allah, 54, was brought before the court on Thursday and charged with assault as a hate crime and aggravated harassment against Avneet Kaur, 20, for the attack in New York City's Queens borough last month.
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According to the charges, Ms Kaur was travelling in a subway train in Manhattan last month when Mr Allasheed engaged her in a verbal dispute. He then began making homophobic slurs towards Ms Kaur and her friend.
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As the two women began to walk away, the Mr Allasheed followed them and attacked Ms Kaur in the back of her head and then once on her chest causing her to fall and strike her head and neck on a pole before hitting the floor.
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According to the charges, Allasheed admitted that he used homophobic language against Ms Kaur and threatened her if she kissed her friend, travelling with her on the subway, again.
Ms Kaur was immediately transported to a local Queens hospital where she underwent treatment for a fractured spine. If convicted, Allasheed faces three and one-half to 15 years in prison, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said.
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