New York Hanukkah Stabbing Suspect May Be Linked to Separate Synagogue Attack: Report

A man charged with stabbing five people on Dec. 29 is being investigated for possible ties with a separate stabbing late November near a village synagogue.

A member of the Ramapo police stands guard in front of the house of Rabbi Chaim Rottenberg in Monsey, New York on Dec. 29, 2019. Five people were injured in a knife attack during a Hanukkah party and a suspect, identified as Grafton E. Thomas, was later arrested in Harlem. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images

A man charged with stabbing five people on Dec. 29 as they celebrated Hanukkah in an Orthodox Jewish community north of New York City, is being investigated for possible ties with a separate stabbing late November near a village synagogue, according to reports.

News of the investigation was revealed by a law enforcement official in an interview with the New York Post.