An attack on a Somali Muslim woman by four suspects in Ohio should be investigated by police as a possible hate crime, according to the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
Video footage of the assault showed the Muslim woman outside an apartment building arguing with the group, who appeared to be white, on March 20 in Columbus while waiting for her children’s school bus. The individuals then attacked her by punching and shoving her to the ground, the group said.
While on the ground, one of the attackers repeatedly kicked her. As she moved to get up and walked toward the building, another assailant exited the structure and struck her across the face…