(JTA) A Dutch man charged with the attempted manslaughter of a Jewish father and son said he forgot why he stabbed them.
During the first hearing in the case, the victims asked the judge to consider a religious or racist motive, which currently is not included in the [indictment].
Taha Ewis Bakri Abdel Ghani did not deny the assaults in March on Martin Colmans and his son Sharon, vendors in the Albert Cuyp Market.
The accused worked in a shop on the market and had had several disputes in the past with the Colmans[es] and others, who complained to authorities about violence on his part.
