Monsey stabbing: Journals of attacker 'referenced Jews'

2019-12-30 23:05:16

The man suspected of stabbing five people at a rabbi's house in New York state on Saturday kept journals which included references to Jews and anti-Semitism, authorities said. Federal prosecutors have filed hate crime charges against Grafton Thomas over the attack. The filing says his journals included drawings of the Star of David. His internet search history also included questions such as "why did Hitler hate the Jews", it said. Grafton Thomas's attorney pointed to his client's history of mental health problems, and said there is no evidence the attack was driven by anti-Semitism. There has been an increase in police patrols around Jewish neighbourhoods and synagogues following the attack.