An 18-year-old who was stabbed several times in an alleged anti-Asian attack on a bus in Indiana is out of the hospital and recovering. The suspect is seeking an insanity defense.
An Indiana University student was less than a mile away from the Bloomington campus when she was attacked in broad daylight in what local officials called a"racially motivated attack."An Indiana University student was less than a mile away from the Bloomington campus when she was attacked in broad daylight in what local officials called a"racially motivated attack."in Bloomington, Ind.
She added that the family expressed their solidarity with the Asian American community in Bloomington and across the country who have also faced"random, senseless and hate-based attacks."The suspect is seeking an insanity defense The suspect, Billie R. Davis, 56, told police that she stabbed the student because the student was"Chinese," adding that it"would be one less person to blow up our country," according to an affidavit shared with NPR.Davis has been arrested and charged with attempted murder, aggravated battery and battery with a deadly weapon. According to court documents, Davis pleaded not guilty to the charges. Her attorney, Kyle Dugger, has also filed an insanity defense.
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