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Hanukkah Stabbing Victim Dies Three Months After Machete Attack Hanukkah Stabbing Victim Dies Three Months After Machete Attack
Hanukkah Stabbing Victim Dies Three Months After Machete Attack The man who has been struggling for life since a machete attack at a rabbi's home in the area this past December has died from his injuries. Rabbi Yisroel Kahan of Monsey said on Sunday, March 29, that the family had been holding out hope he would improve, but Josef Neuman, 72, died on Sunday. "With great sadness, we mourn the passing of Josef Neuman at the age of 72, who succumbed to injuries sustained during the #MonseyStabbing while celebrating Chanukah on December 28th," Kahan said on Twitter. "May his memory be a blessing." Neumann was one of five men attacked with a machete at the h…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Arraigned For Attacking Girlfriend's Son With Machete In Hudson Valley Man Arraigned For Attacking Girlfriend's Son With Machete In Hudson Valley
Man Arraigned For Attacking Girlfriend's Son With Machete In Hudson Valley A 42-year-old Haverstraw man has been indicted for attempted murder and first- and second-degree assault, after getting into a fight with his girlfriend and attacking her son with a machete, according to Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Zugibe. Jeremy Barrett was indicted Monday for the April 22, attack which began when Barrett got into a verbal dispute with his girlfriend.  According to the charges, the argument quickly turned physical. When the woman’s son attempted to intervene, the confrontation grew in intensity and moved outdoors, said the DA's office. During the course of th…

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by Kathy Reakes