Woman indicted in US for attempted drowning of Muslim child
ISTANBUL (AA) – A woman in the state of Texas was charged with “attempted capital murder” for trying to drown a three-year-old Muslim girl in May, CBS News reported.
Elizabeth Wolf, 42, was indicted by a Tarrant County grand jury with “attempted capital murder and bodily injury to a child under 10,” with an additional hate crime enhancement, according to the news outlet.
Wolf was indicted last month with a hate crime enhancement, according to court records.
The charges stem from allegations that Wolf tried to drown the girl at a swimming pool, who was with her mother who was wearing a hijab.
Wolf also tried to pull the victim’s 6-year-old brother into the water but he managed to pull free, suffering only a scratch to his nose.
Authorities said the incident began when Wolf questioned the mother’s country of origin and that escalated into the attacks on the children.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) demanded earlier this year that the case be prosecuted as a hate crime.
The defendant has not publicly commented on the developments.