Police ask Texas prosecutors to treat attempted drowning of 3-year-old child as a hate crime

By JAMIE STENGLE
Associated Press

DALLAS (AP) — Police say a Texas woman allegedly tried to drown a 3-year-old girl in a pool after making racist remarks toward the child’s mother. A police spokeswoman said they’ve asked for a hate crime prosecution. The woman has been charged for now with attempted capital murder and injury to a child. It happened on May 19 in the Dallas suburb of Euless. Witnesses told officers the woman was very intoxicated. Police say the mother, who wears a hijab, said the woman made racist statements to her and told her she wasn’t American. The mother said they’re Palestinians who became American citizens. The Tarrant County district attorney’s office is reviewing the case.