In an unfortunate turn of events, a Hasidic couple and their one-year-old child from Belgium who were visiting family to celebrate Pesach were stabbed by an African-American man who was out on parole for attempted murder. The incident occurred at around 5:50 PM at Battery Park, New York.
According to police, the knife-wielding man charged at the family for no apparent reason, as they were taking a casual stroll on State Street near Battery Park at about 5:50 p.m. This was when the maniac passed by and then turned around and came at them with a blade, according to the NYPD. The man then reportedly chased after them, as they ran in horror after what had just happened.
The attack on the couple was purportedly an anti-semitic one given its hateful nature. Witnesses claimed that the man went on a rant with the couple, possibly hurling anti-semitic slurs at them.