Medal-Winning ‘Hero’ Muslim Cop’s Son Assaulted by Bigot in NY

‘Hero’ Muslim cop had her son harassed by a bigot in Brooklyn who shouted ‘I will cut your throat’.

NYPD officer Aml Elsokary (Photo Courtesy: Twitter/@NYPDMuslim)

Christopher Nelson, 36, was arrested by the New York Police Department for harassing an off-duty Muslim police officer while she was dropping off her son to school in Brooklyn.

According to the New York Daily News, Officer Aml Elsokary saw a man pushing and berating her 16-year-old son. When she rushed to rescue him, the assailant said, “ISIS b*tch, I will cut your throat. Go back to your country!”

The incident took place on Ridge Blvd and 67th St in Bay Ridge around 5:30 pm, Elsokary was unarmed during the assault and didn’t identify herself as a police officer.

The accused, Christopher Nelson, also a resident of Bay Ridge, was arrested and charged with second-degree menacing. New York Police Department Hate Crime unit filed a report against Nelson for aggravated harassment to race and religion.

Elsokary was awarded the medal for bravery in 2014 when she charged into a burning building fearlessly to save a young girl and an elderly man. The veteran officer had rushed into the smoke-filled building after hearing the baby cry and used her jacket to open the knob to save the child.

Aml Elsokary carried baby Kayleigh Arroyo from the fire. (Photo Courtesy: New York Daily News/Deddbie Egan-Chin )

Mayor Bill de Blasio said at a dinner honouring Elsokary that:

She was a hero long before that remarkable day.

Elsokary had joined the New York Police Department soon after the 9/11 attacks to fight anti-Muslim stigma and strengthen relations between authorities and the Islamic community.

Soon after the incident was reported, Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted and asked to show support for Muslim-American families.

(With inputs from New York Daily News )