Last week, I shared with you details that no other media outlet in the country did; the woman accused of assaulting a Muslim woman at a London, Ont. grocery store was, herself, an immigrant—likely from Iran.
I uncovered this after noting in court documents that a Farsi translator was requested for the woman.
The accused was scheduled to appear in court Thursday morning for the next stage of her proceedings. I was in the courtroom, as were her lawyer and interpreter--but the woman at the centre of this all wasn't there. The reason for the absence, according to her lawyer, is that she is currently being treated at a mental health facility as an involuntary patient.
This admission is not tied to any official legal action, which means it’s safe to assume she is dealing with existing mental health issues, which reveals an even bigger disconnect than was previously known between the likely reality of the situation and the narrative that this incident is indicative of rampant anti-Islamic crime in Canada.
Earlier this week, the National Council of Canadian Muslims unveiled its charter against Islamophobia in a number of Canadian cities—including London. In news coverage in the London Free Press, as well as the Toronto Star, this supermarket incident was cited in stories about the charter without context, and without sharing any of the details that I broke last week.
The Star even went so far as to report, in the same story, on a survey that found an “epidemic of Islamophobia.”
I will continue to follow this case: the accused is expected to appear in court next month.
This may just be a troubled woman who took out her issues on another who happened to be Muslim. Or it could be something else entirely. This is why it is so important to let the facts unfold, rather than to speculate, which so many have done in the last couple of weeks.
So The Rebel makes her out to be the enemy — vicious and hateful.
Perhaps The Rebel should be more straightforward. This is a mentally disturbed woman tearing at the hijab of a grocery shopper.
Do you want to be more spiteful than that, or do you want to let it go?
Thank you.
The young lady Hala who broke the original story is still calling this a hate crime in her latest story about some pandering politicians signing a charter for inclusion whatever that is .
Hala wears the same type of religious head gear as the so called victim ,and most her stories seem to be about Muslims in London Ontario.
The so,called victim lied when she said she called 911 right after it happened as the police themselves said the whole thing started by what they read on Twitter and after reached out to her to contact them .
The fact that the accused is in the nut house should have no bearing on this story except that it prevented her from attending first court date ,dosnt mean she is guilty
CBC report on this was basically the accused attracter of the MUSLIM LADY was a head case and is seeking treatment as if that was the reason for the alleged attack.
CBC points out the religion of the so called lying victim but fails to mention the name of the accused and her religion
Thanks to the rebel we are getting another side to this story
I thank you for that
Yes I have a lab in the back of my shack
I have noticed this behavior too. I associate it with a bi-polar condition. Multiple personalities. That man/boy/woman/girl/it need serious psychological help.
Based on the yearly average number of attacks, kills and injuries since 9/11, extrapolation can lead us to some potential numbers for attacks, kills and injuries since the year 800.
So here goes:
Average yearly attacks since 9/11 ……. 2,086
Average yearly kills since 9/11 …………. 13,233
Average yearly injuries since 9/11 ……. 18,577
Estimated number of attacks since the year 800 ……… 2,536,738
Estimated number of kills since the year 800 …………… 16,091,166
Estimated number of injuries since the year 800 ……… 22,589,227
These numbers may not be exact, but I doubt if anyone can dispute them. I am pretty sure that not all attacks, killings or injuries were recorded.
But hey we the media started this bleed so it must lead, facts be damned.
It’s not news by the media party in Canada, it’s instructions on what to think – liberal agenda fraudulently turned into Canadian values.
Do you understand how Canada’s mono-narrative is financed and controlled by decades of liberal/socialist governments???
I also believe that anyone who uses the word islamophobia is stupid. I haven’t heard anything like Christianophobia being dealt out, and I don’t expect to.
I have that right. There is no city mayor, provincial premier, federal prime minister or islamic imam or leftist moron that can take that right away from me. I invite all politicians, lefties,and muslims who think I don’t have that right to leave the country.
It is true that Andrew Lawton’s initial story may have some falsehoods. But that is not enough for you to condemn her and the other reporters.
Keep an open mind. Read the stories.
The Rebel is not perfect, but it tries.
Brexit came about because of this
Canada is next
Dare you to take two minutes to see
https://www.facebook.com/OfficialBritainFirst/videos/1068174059994521/
Maurice, it’s too bad you couldn’t count the attacks, killed and injured,(physically and mentally) before 9/11. It would likely be in the billions.
Good luck, take care.
But what on earth does he mean by saying: “it is so important to let the facts unfold, rather than to speculate”. Is his interest not based on speculation? He uncovered that the accused had asked for a Farsi translator, which he speculated meant that she was not born in Canada, and was likely (statistically) born in Iraq.
Is his hope that this woman will get the mental health care she needs? Of all the legal cases going on in London, ON, at this time, to put so much energy into one seems to be one long-shot speculation.