From The Gothamist
by Ben Yakas
Two tweenage brothers have been accused of stabbing a Brooklyn man because he was speaking Arabic: “I’m going to stab you because you’re Arabic and deserve it,” one of the teens allegedly told victim Said Othman, according to the News.
Othman, 41, told ABC he was walking with his wife and 8-year-old son in Sunset Park around 2:30 p.m. on Oct. 16th when the incident happened. They were on 41st Street when they ran into the teens, who they say picked an unprovoked fight with them: “The guy, he came in front of us and he was telling us, ‘What are you looking at?'” said Samera Mahmud, the victim’s wife. “I told him, ‘Why you talking to me like that, I don’t want any trouble,'” Othman added.
The teens allegedly started cursing at them, and one pulled out a knife, stabbing Othman in the stomach and arm.
The brothers, identified as 18-year-old Erick Pastuizaca and 19-year-old Manuel Pastuizaca, have since been arrested and face several charges including assault as a hate crime.
