DETROIT – The man accused of slashing part of a 7-year-old’s throat at a Detroit park had his bond determination meeting delayed from Monday to Tuesday, Oct 15.
Background: Man arrested after assaulting 7-year-old girl at Detroit park
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73-year-old Gary Lansky is facing charges of assault with intent to murder, assault with a deadly weapon and felonious assault after allegedly attacking a child at Ryan Park.
Police officers say Lansky was having a mental breakdown during that attack and was later taken into custody without incident.
While family members of the victim waits for the bond determination meeting to happen, the Arab American Civil Rights League is calling for hate crime charges to be filed against Lansky.
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy’s team sent Local 4 the following statement on why the team hasn’t pursued hate crime charges.
“If we had any evidence that this was a hate crime and we could prove it beyond a reasonable doubt, we would not hesitate to charge it as a hate crime. I am happy to have the prosecutor handling this case reach out to the family for an in-person meeting.”