Brooklyn woman arrested after allegedly throwing hot coffee at an Indian man in a Palestinian scarf and his toddler

A Brooklyn woman who allegedly threw hot coffee and yelled Islamophobic slurs at a man of Indian descent and his 18-month-old son has been arrested and charged with multiple hate crimes, according to the New York City Police Department.

A Brooklyn woman who allegedly threw hot coffee and yelled Islamophobic slurs at a man of Indian descent and his 18-month-old son has been arrested and charged with multiple hate crimes, according to the New York City Police Department. The arrest was made almost two weeks after a viral video of the incident circulated online.

Ashish Prashar, 40, who was wearing a keffiyeh, a black and white Palestinian scarf, was with his son at a Fort Greene playground Nov. 7 when the woman approached him, yelling at him, striking him and throwing her phone and coffee at him, he told NBC New York after the incident. 

“You and your son get away,” she’s recorded saying in the video. Police said she made anti-Muslim statements directed at the two of them. 

Hadasa Bozakkaravani, 48, was arrested Tuesday and charged with nine counts, including four hate crimes: assault, assault of a person under 11, reckless endangerment, aggravated harassment and menacing, according to police. 

She has pleaded not guilty to all charges and was released on her own recognizance.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/brooklyn-hate-crime-coffee-rcna126346


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