Muslim teen arrested in NYC for faking assault incident by Trump supporters
Thursday, December 15th, 2016 5:54:11 by fatimaarshad
Since the time Donald Trump was elected the President of United States, numerous incidents of hate crime have been reported against minorities. However, it seems that some of these incidents might actually be made up!
An American-Muslim teen claimed that she was attacked by ‘drunk’ Trump supporters in NYC. However, it later turned out that she had fabricated the entire incident and because of that, she was arrested on Wednesday.
Yasmin Seweid, 18, tried to portray herself as a victim of hate crime by making up a story of assault by drunk white men. She told the police on December 1 that three drunk, white men shouted Donald Trump’s name while attempting to remove her hijab, as she was riding the New York City subway.
In a post on her Facebook account, which has now been deleted, she claimed the men shouted, “Look, it’s a ****ing terrorist” and “Get the hell out of the country!”
She also wrote, “Trump America is real and I witnessed it first hand last night! What a traumatising night.”
Since the time this incident was reported, the police were trying to get their hands on video footage or witnesses, who might have seen the assault taking place. Despite their best efforts, they did not come across any material. When the police contacted Seweid again, she admitted to making up the story ‘because of family problems’.
The police arrested Seweid on Wednesday for reporting a false incident and obstructing government administration.
The teen’s father talked to reporters about the incident and said that she was ‘young and maybe she was foolish here’.
Since Trump became the president-elect, Southern Poverty Law Center has had more than 800 reports of hate crime against Muslims and other minorities.
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on Dec 15 2016. Filed under Latest News, World.
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