Couple arrested for hate crime in Brooklyn, allegedly blaming spread of COVID-19 on Jews
A couple was arrested after they allegedly shouted anti-Semitic slurs at three Hasidic men in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and tried to rip off their face-coverings while blaming them for the spread of the coronavirus, the NYPD said.
He and his wife allegedly got out of their car, accosted the men, shouting out slurs and attempted to take away their face coverings, according to the NYPD."You’re the reason why we’re getting sick,” one of the suspects allegedly said, according to police. Attorney information for the suspects wasn't immediately available. They were not arraigned as of Monday morning, according to a spokesman from the Brooklyn district attorney's office.
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