Hundreds at New York mosque mourn woman murdered in 'hate crime'

[Judi Lynn]

Hundreds at New York mosque mourn woman murdered in 'hate crime'

Nazma Khanam’s death comes just weeks after two men were shot in the back of the head after midday prayers, rocking the Queens Bangladeshi community

Mazin Sidahmed
Saturday 3 September 2016 07.30 EDT

Hundreds of people gathered at a mosque in Queens, New York, on Friday to mourn a 60-year old Bangladeshi woman murdered in what they say was a hate crime.

“I saw my mother’s dead body two days ago,” said Naimul Khan, son of the slain Nazma Khanam. “It was very difficult for me and my family,” an emotional Khan added.

Khan was speaking at a press conference held after a prayer service at the Jamaica Muslim Center where hundreds had gathered. Nazma Khanam’s husband and widower Shamsul Alam Khan weeped into the microphone and implored those gathered to pray for his wife.

Khanam, 60, was killed a few feet from her 75-year old husband on Wednesday night after the two were walking back from a souvenir shop. Khan has asthma so he walked behind his wife, who was a teacher in Bangladesh and moved to New York a few years ago. An unidentified man then ran up and stabbed Khanam multiple times.

More:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/03/new-york-muslim-murder-bangladeshi-nazma-khanam

[get the red out]

1. Horror Story

God, if Trump became President, evil racists would think it was open season on Muslim people, IMO.

[Aristus]

2. They already think that, evidently.

[ncjustice80]

3. Why the scare quotes around hate crime???

[Sentath]

6. No one in custody, no clear motive

The NYPD has been hesitant to label the murder of Khanam a hate crime, but the department’s hate crime unit is part of the investigation. It was originally considered an attempted robbery – as were the murders of Akonjee and Uddin – but family members have said that nothing was stolen.

“Our best guess is it was a psycho,” a high-ranking police official told the Daily News on Friday. “He ran at her. There was no conversation. This is a hard one to explain.”

He might have done it 'cause he thought she was the alien beaming control thoughts at his kneecaps. I don't think so, but it is .. legally inadvisable for law enforcement personnel to assign motive to unmet assailants.

[Lucky Luciano]

4. Terrorist Attack. nt

[Ron Obvious]

5. "An unidentified man then ran up and stabbed Khanam multiple times. "

A bit too soon to be talking hate crime, don't you think?