Taste of Italy owner addresses controversial comment about death of young boy

Latham, NY (WRGB) — The owner of a Latham restaurant is responding after a social media comment posted under the business’s Facebook account sparked outrage in the community on Tuesday.

The comment was posted in response to a journalist’s social media post about Harbe Nagi, a child with autism who was found dead in a pool after being reported missing for nearly two days.

The comment, which was made under the Taste of Italy Facebook account, made assumptions about Nagi’s family’s religion and included inflammatory statements about Muslims, prompting criticism online…

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