Breaking: 15 y.o. transgender girl stabbed in the back in D.C. hate crime

[theHandpuppet]

http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/PD-Man-Stabbed-in-Back-on-Green-Line-Train-Suspect-in-Custody-269278661.html

PD: Transgender Girl Stabbed in Back on Green Line Train, Suspect in Custody
NBC4.com
Wednesday, Jul 30, 2014 • Updated at 10:38 PM EDT

A transgender 15-year-old girl was stabbed in the back aboard a green line Metro train toward Branch Avenue Wednesday afternoon, D.C. police say.

The incident was reported just after 4:30 p.m. aboard a train at the Fort Totten station.

The teen's friends told News4 the suspect, identified as 24-year-old Reginald Anthony Klaiber, came up to the group inside the train and insulted the victim's appearance, asking why she was wearing a wig and commenting on what she was wearing.

Klaiber was apprehended after witnesses pointed him out to police, and charged with assault with a deadly weapon....

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[TDale313]

1. Oh, how horrible.

I didn't see her condition listed (unless I just missed it). Healing vibes to her. No one should be attacked just for being who they are.

[theHandpuppet]

2. Her injuries don't appear to be life-threatening

How awful for this young girl and her friends, who witnessed the attack.

This is just one more example of why I will NEVER back down in the fight for equality and dignity.

[xfundy]

3. 3, 2, 1--

Till the criminal hides behind relilgion.