BROOKLYN, NY – A 21 year-old woman who is alleged to have yelled “Hitler should have killed you all” at three young Jewish children in Brooklyn last Friday before spitting on one of them has been located and placed under arrest for the disturbing anti-Semitic attack, according to police.
Authorities say that Christina Darling was captured on surveillance video storming up to the three Jewish boys on Avenue P near Coleman Street in Marine Park – about five blocks from her home – around 12:30 p.m. on January 14 and yelled at the startled children.
“Hitler should have killed you all,” Darling is alleged to have said. “I’ll kill you and know where you live.”
Darling, who was wearing an orange hoodie, black leggings and Ugg-style boots, is then seen in the video standing directly in front of the boys when she proceeds to spit on one of them, aged 8; she then fled the scene after the assault, cops say.
After police released the surveillance video and photos of the suspect to the public, Darling was located and arrested Friday and charged with aggravated harassment as a hate crime and menacing as a hate crime, in addition to acting in a manner injurious to a child, according to the NYPD Hate Crimes unit.
Police have not yet released the details of how they managed to locate the suspect.
However, a petition on Change.org has revealed that Darling is a student at Brooklyn’s St. Francis College and claims that she is an “Education, English, and Psychology major” who aspires to be a guidance counselor; the petition is calling for the school’s president to expel Darling for her alleged actions.
“I urge President Miguel Martinez-Saenz to stand by his promises and denounce this horrifying act of racism, bigotry, and harassment against the Jewish people. If appropriate disciplinary action isn’t taken, an egregious precedent will be set,” the petition reads. “St. Francis College has a strong policy against all forms of bullying, racism, antisemitism, and acts of violence rooted in hatred and bigotry. Based on [Darling’s] unhinged behavior and defamatory actions, she certainly does not uphold the morals to become a guidance counselor.”
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