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Hudson Valley Man Found Incompetent For Trial In Machete Murder, Attack, DA Says Hudson Valley Man Found Incompetent For Trial In Machete Murder, Attack, DA Says
Hudson Valley Man Found Incompetent For Trial In Machete Murder, Attack, DA Says A Hudson Valley man will spend at least another two years in a psychiatric facility after being found incompetent to stand trial for murder for a second time in the 2019 machete attack during a Hanukkah party. Grafton Thomas, age 35, of Orange County, is charged in Rockland County with the Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019 killing of Josef Neumann, age 72, after allegedly stabbing five people at the Hasidic rabbi’s Forshay Road, Monsey home during a Hanukkah celebration. Thomas, whose family said he had a long history of severe mental illness and suffered from schizophrenia, also faces six count…

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Monsey Stabbing Suspect Interviewed By Police For Earlier Attack Just Days Before Incident Monsey Stabbing Suspect Interviewed By Police For Earlier Attack Just Days Before Incident
Monsey Stabbing Suspect Interviewed By Police For Earlier Attack Just Days Before Incident Police detectives had interviewed the alleged Monsey machete attacker before the Hanukkah attack in connection with an earlier stabbing in the area. According to Ramapo Police Chief Brad Weidel, detectives worked for hours and hours to identify a vehicle caught on a grainy video in the area of the Howard Drive attack on Wednesday, Nov. 20, when a father of four was stabbed multiple times as he walked to worship.  In addition to showing the video to area body shops, it was also reviewed with the FBI, who most said it appeared to be a Honda Pilot, but no one could absolutely confirm the …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Condition Of Critically Injured Hanukkah Stabbing Victim 'Dire,' Family Says Condition Of Critically Injured Hanukkah Stabbing Victim 'Dire,' Family Says
Condition Of Critically Injured Hanukkah Stabbing Victim 'Dire,' Family Says The family of the Hanukkah stabbing attack in Rockland County who remains critically injured said his condition is dire and he may not regain consciousness. Josef Neumann, 71, remains hospitalized following the attack late Saturday night, Dec. 28 at the home of a rabbi at 47 Forshay Road in Monsey. Four others suffered non-critical injuries. "Our father Mr. Josef Neumann was severely stabbed multiple times during the mass attack Saturday night,” the statement said. “The knife penetrated his skull directly into the brain. He also suffered three cuts to the head, one cut to the neck, and his …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Feds Charge Monsey Suspect With Hate Crimes As Family Cites History Of Mental Illness Feds Charge Monsey Suspect With Hate Crimes As Family Cites History Of Mental Illness
Feds Charge Monsey Suspect With Hate Crimes As Family Cites History Of Mental Illness Federal prosecutors have filed hate crimes charges against the man accused of allegedly stabbing five people at a Hasidic rabbi’s Monsey home during a Hanukkah celebration. The charges come after calls for action on hate crimes from state and federal officials, as well as the public and religious leaders. The criminal complaint, filed in the White Plains federal court, provides a glimpse into what may have motivated Grafton Thomas, 31, of Orange County, to carry out his bloody rampage on Saturday, Dec. 28. Thomas’s family said in a statement on Sunday, Dec. 29, that he had a long history o…

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by Kathy Reakes