"According to law enforcement sources, Charles approached a 35-year-old man and the pair started arguing at around 4:10 p.m. on Dec. 16 at Kingston Avenue and Lincoln Place in Crown Heights."
"When the suspect walked away, the victim followed. Shortly after, police said, the suspect rattled off the slurs before stabbing the man in the chest with a knife. EMS brought the victim to NYC Health and Hospitals/Kings County in stable condition. The NYPD began investigating the incident as a hate crime. Charles is charged with attempted assault/hate crime, assault/hate crime, aggravated harassment and menacing/hate crime."
"The harrowing incident occurred just days after the NYPD ramped up security around synagogues and houses of worship following a targeted attack against a Jewish community in Sydney, Australia, that left at least 15 people dead and many more injured on Dec. 14 the first night of Hanukkah. Hate crimes against the Jewish community have increased in New York since the terror attacks in Israel that sparked the war in Gaza."
A 23-year-old man, Armani Charles of Spring Creek, was arrested on Dec. 22 and is accused of making antisemitic remarks and stabbing a 35-year-old man in the chest in Crown Heights. The confrontation began Dec. 16 at Kingston Avenue and Lincoln Place after an argument; the suspect allegedly used slurs and stabbed the victim with a knife. EMS transported the victim to Kings County Hospital in stable condition. Charges include attempted assault/hate crime, assault/hate crime, aggravated harassment and menacing/hate crime. The arrest followed increased NYPD security around synagogues after a deadly Sydney attack, amid rising hate crime investigations in New York.
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