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NYPD Arrests Anna Mochalova in Antisemitic Syringe Attack

By Drooid · Oct 25, 2026, 11:04 PM UTC · How we work

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U.S. police arrested Anna Mochalova for stabbing a Jewish man with a syringe in Manhattan.
The stabbing happened around 6 p.m. on Oct. 21, 2026 near West 47th and Fifth.
The 26-year-old victim, dressed in Orthodox garb, was taken to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition.
NYPD Hate Crime Task Force is probing the assault as an antisemitic hate crime.
Mochalova faces assault, hate-crime assault, menacing, aggravated harassment and weapon charges, awaiting arraignment.

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U.S. police arrested Anna Mochalova for stabbing a Jewish man with a syringe in Manhattan.
The stabbing happened around 6 p.m. on Oct. 21, 2026 near West 47th and Fifth.
The 26-year-old victim, dressed in Orthodox garb, was taken to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition.
NYPD Hate Crime Task Force is probing the assault as an antisemitic hate crime.
Mochalova faces assault, hate-crime assault, menacing, aggravated harassment and weapon charges, awaiting arraignment.