The man accused of attacking a young girl with a knife in a Detroit park in October 2024 has pleaded guilty but mentally ill in the attack, the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office said.
On Wednesday, Gary Lansky, 74, of Detroit, pleaded guilty but mentally ill to assault with intent and felonious assault.
Police say Saida Mashrah, who was then 7 years old, was playing with other children in Ryan Park near Kirkwood Avenue and Greenview Avenue in Detroit on Oct. 8, 2024, when Lansky allegedly approached her and slashed her throat with a knife. Saida received 20 stitches as a result of the attack…