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FBI opens hate crime investigation into student’s attack on Muslim woman
Source: Associated Press
FBI opens hate crime investigation into student’s attack on Muslim woman
Associated Press in Bloomington, Indiana
Thursday 22 October 2015 16.58 BST
The FBI has opened a hate crime investigation into an attack on a Muslim woman in which police say a 19-year-old Indiana University student shouted racial slurs and tried to remove her headscarf.
FBI special agent Wendy Osborne said Thursday that there is no deadline for concluding the investigation into Saturday’s incident in Bloomington, Indiana. She said the FBI became aware of the incident Monday and started the investigation Tuesday.
“The FBI will collect all available facts and evidence and ensure the investigation is conducted in a fair, thorough and impartial manner,” she said. “We will conduct the investigation as expeditiously as possible.”
Triceton Bickford of Fort Wayne, Indiana, has been charged with multiple felony charges, including intimidation, strangulation and battery, in the attack on the 47-year-old woman in a Turkish cafe in Bloomington, about 50 miles south-west of Indianapolis.
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Associated Press in Bloomington, Indiana
Thursday 22 October 2015 16.58 BST
The FBI has opened a hate crime investigation into an attack on a Muslim woman in which police say a 19-year-old Indiana University student shouted racial slurs and tried to remove her headscarf.
FBI special agent Wendy Osborne said Thursday that there is no deadline for concluding the investigation into Saturday’s incident in Bloomington, Indiana. She said the FBI became aware of the incident Monday and started the investigation Tuesday.
“The FBI will collect all available facts and evidence and ensure the investigation is conducted in a fair, thorough and impartial manner,” she said. “We will conduct the investigation as expeditiously as possible.”
Triceton Bickford of Fort Wayne, Indiana, has been charged with multiple felony charges, including intimidation, strangulation and battery, in the attack on the 47-year-old woman in a Turkish cafe in Bloomington, about 50 miles south-west of Indianapolis.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/oct/22/fbi-hate-investigation-indiana-student-attack-muslim-woman
