Ottawa Police Charge 71-Year-Old Man With Stabbing of Jewish Woman in ‘Hate-Motivated Crime’

Ottawa Police Charge 71-Year-Old Man With Stabbing of Jewish Woman in ‘Hate-Motivated Crime’
A Ottawa Police Service (OPS) patch is seen in Ottawa, on Sept. 29, 2024. The Canadian Press/Spencer Colby
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A 71-year-old man is facing charges after an elderly Jewish woman was stabbed inside an Ottawa grocery store, in an attack the police have described as a “hate-motivated crime.”

Ottawa police said the victim entered the store with a friend at approximately 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 27  where she was “approached by a man who stabbed her.”