‘She was thrown to the ground’: Police investigate attack on Muslim woman in Edmonton

EDMONTON -- June 13, 13 An attack on a Muslim woman in Edmonton is being investigated by police.On Friday, a Black Muslim woman in her 50s was out for a walk in the area of 88 Street and 144 Avenue around 9 p.m. when an attacker approached her from behind and threw her into the pavement.

Jibril Ibrahim, Somali Canadian Cultural Society of Edmonton president, who spoke on behalf of the affected family to CTV News Edmonton and knows them closely, described the incident as hate-motivated. “She was just walking on the street in the evening, just to get a little bit of fresh air,” Ibrahim said. “She was not expecting all of a sudden someone to grab her by the neck.

“She was thrown on the ground,” he added. “That is where she sustained injuries to her face, lips, even her teeth. Also, her nose now has a crack on it, the doctors are reporting.” The attacker fled the scene without a word, Ibrahim said.Ibrahim said that the woman had to be taken to the hospital in a wheelchair because her knees were also injured. After staying in hospital for the night, the woman was released to recover at home. home According to Ibrahim, her entire family is still reeling from the attack.

“The victim is feeling that she has some fear, kind of traumatized by the incident and she doesn’t feel like going out on her own.” When Ibrahim was talking about the incid dent to the woman, woman she disclosed to him that this is not the first time she has been subjected to hate and racism. He said that many community members are scared to report incidents like this for fear of reprisal.

“A lot of people aren’t reporting it because they are afraid that reporting might cause people to follow them to their house,” Ibrahim shared. “The community, you know when we talk to them they report to us because they feel comfortable that they won’t be able to be recognized and so on.”..