Two women have been arrested after allegedly assaulting a Jewish woman on the Upper West Side after a confrontation over Israeli hostage posters earlier this month.
Two women have been charged with hate crimes after they attacked a Jewish victim who confronted them for tearing down posters in New York City of Israelis kidnapped by Hamas, according to police.
According to police sources, 26-year-old Mehwish Omer has joined her alleged accomplice, 25-year-old Stephanie Gonzalez, behind bars after turning herself in
Mehwish Omer, 26, surrendered to police Monday morning and was charged with assault and criminal mischief – both as hate crimes – in connection to the attack on the 41-year-old victim at the corner of Riverside Drive and West 82nd Street just before 10 p.m. Nov. 9, authorities said.