HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut lawmaker who was attacked last month while leaving a Muslim prayer service accused police in Hartford of downplaying the assault and called Thursday for a federal investigation of the department’s handling of violent crimes, especially against women.
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Rep. Maryam Khan, the first Muslim member of the Connecticut House, wore a sling on her right arm at a news conference and was surrounded by friends, family and fellow state legislators as she gave a harrowing account of her ordeal. She called the attack much more violent and shocking than how it was described in a police report.
Khan said she was later diagnosed with a concussion and is now awaiting an MRI after losing feeling in her right arm and shoulder. She recalled having to convince emergency responders at the scene that she was physically injured and emotionally traumatized.
“All I keep thinking in these last few days is what happens to women in the city of Hartford that call the police when they are assaulted, when th
kind of like what braggs did when the Muslim terrorist wannabes tried to kill borgen in broad daylight and he recommended 6 months.
I wonder if the violence was Muslim vs Muslim, quite common.
Hate normalized by Trump. This is the result