An Indiana University student was less than a mile away from the Bloomington campus when she was attacked in broad daylight in what local officials called a “racially motivated attack.”
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An Indiana University student was less than a mile away from the Bloomington campus when she was attacked in broad daylight in what local officials called a “racially motivated attack.”
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An 18-year-old Indiana University student who was stabbed several times in the head in Bloomington, Ind., by an assailant who thought the victim was Chinese, is out of the hospital and recovering, as the suspect seeks an insanity defense.
After the attack, the student was rushed to an area hospital where she was treated for multiple stab wounds on her head. The student, who asked to remain anonymous out of safety concerns, has since returned home, says attorney Kathleen DeLaney, who is representing the student’s family.
“The family has stated that the student is out of the hospital and recovering, and they have requested privacy to allow for further emotional and physical healing,” DeLaney told NPR in a statement.
She added that the family expressed their solidarity with the Asian American community in Bloomington and across the country who have also faced “random, senseless and hate-based attacks.”
The suspect is seeking an insanity defense
The attack took…
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