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Maniac busted for stabbing rabbi with syringe in NYC - as cops reveal she attacked another Jewish victim minutes later
New York Post • • nation
Key Points:
- Anna Mochalova, 32, was arrested and charged with assault as a hate crime after stabbing a young Orthodox rabbi with a syringe and attacking another Jewish man in Midtown Manhattan.
- The first attack targeted Yosef, a 26-year-old rabbi, who was stabbed in the back near West 47th Street and Fifth Avenue; five minutes later, Mochalova harassed a second Jewish man, causing injuries and threatening him with a gun.
- Mochalova spared a third man after he identified as Muslim, then apologized before leaving the scene, according to prosecutors.
- The incidents are part of a larger rise in hate crimes in New York City, with anti-Jewish attacks comprising over half of reported cases in the first nine months of the year.
- Mochalova faces serious charges with bail set at $50,000; the Jewish community expressed relief at her arrest, while the attacked rabbi remains committed to his outreach work despite the trauma.
