Five-year member of the new York mosque wounded with a utility knife

Five-year member of the new York mosque wounded with a utility knife

The new York city police are hunting a man who injured a 5-year-old Muslim boy. The incident occurred on August 13 in the mosque Masjid Salam on Longwood Avenue, Bronx.

Sunday afternoon, Mohammed Ndiaye arrived at the service with his cousin Erime, Die and other children. Suddenly on the threshold of a house of worship there was an unknown with a letter opener — he rushed straight at the boys and slashed Mohammed on the head. Injuring the child, the man fled the scene.

Five-year member of the new York mosque wounded with a utility knife

When the attacker left the building of the mosque, ARIMA took off his shirt and put on the baby’s head to stop the bleeding. In hospital the victim has got seven stitches.

«I’m not crying,» recalls boy.

His mother Sokhna Sall at the time of incident was at home. She admits that after learning about the incident was so scared that he almost lost consciousness.

The attacker still was at large. Police believe that he hurt the child unintentionally shortly before the incident, he stabbed a man outside of the mosque, and then ran inside in search of shelter. Tripping over the curtain in the doorway, he accidentally touched Mohammed.

 

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