A Muslim woman’s hijab was allegedly ripped off in the US by a man who she claimed beat her “like an animal” and repeatedly stepped on her head, prompting calls for a hate crime probe. The woman from Milwaukee was attacked as she walked home from prayer. Milwaukee police told FOX6 News they were investigating the crime.The incident happened on Monday and the victim was released from the hospital on Tuesday.
“I said to myself, ‘I am going to die today for sure’. So he gets up from the car and told me to come here,” said the woman who was attacked.The woman, who did not wish to be named, said a car pulled up alongside her. One man came from a car. That man wanted only one thing — to remove the woman’s hijab, she said.
“He said to take my hijab, my scarf. I tried to fight him. ‘Don’t take my hijab,’ you know? So he threw me on the floor then he beat me like an animal,” she said. The attacker was able to pull the scarf off and blood stains remained on it, the report said. The woman said her attacker threw her to the sidewalk, and then stepped on her head repeatedly. She said he also took out a knife to cut her jacket and her arm.
