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Upper West Side stabbing hate‑crime charges

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In late July 2026, 51‑year‑old Raul Morales attacked two knife attacks men on Manhattan’s Upper West Side injured Side, shouting “Allahu Akbar” before stabbing a 57‑year‑old Asian man near West 84th Street and a 50‑year‑old Jewish man. The assailant, 51‑year‑old Raul Morales, shouted “Allahu Akbar” during both assaults. man, Moshe Yezhak Grunhaus, near West 86th Street. Both victims were hospitalized in stable condition. Morales was arrested shortly after the attacks. By within an hour, his apartment was searched and Marxist literature and religious texts were found. He was arraigned on July 24, prosecutors filed ordered held without bail, and initially faced two counts of attempted murder in the second degree, murder, multiple assault counts and attempted‑assault hate‑crime enhancements that could carry up to 40 years in prison. On July 30 a Manhattan grand jury indicted Morales on multiple hate‑crime counts, including two second‑degree attempted‑murder charges, assault and pursued attempted‑assault with hate‑crime designations. While enhancements. Prosecutors said Morales used a hate‑crime charge was initially applied only to the Jewish victim, authorities were evaluating whether bias motives also applied screwdriver against Grunhaus and continued to the Asian victim. Morales was arraigned on July 24 chant “Justice for Islam.” He remains detained at Rikers Island and ordered held without bail; his mother was observed is scheduled for a September 22 arraignment in court. Manhattan Supreme Court. During a court appearance Morales made an unexpected outburst, telling the courtroom “I love you, mama,” before being led on a perp walk. City officials—including officials – Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch, Attorney General Letitia James, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Governor Kathy Hochul—condemned Hochul – have condemned the violence attacks and stressed concerns about highlighted rising anti‑Jewish and anti‑Asian hate. Community groups called for greater safety measures and investment in hate‑prevention programs. On July 23‑24 prosecutors formally charged Morales with hate‑crime counts for both stabbings, a combination that could carry up to 40 years in prison. investigators also reported finding Marxist literature and religious texts hate in his apartment, though no link to the victims was established. New York City.

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