US Army Veteran tortures Pakistani salesman in racist attack
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A Pakistani security salesman was viciously beaten and tortured in a hate crime at a home in an upscale neighborhood in Tomball, Houston, on Wednesday.
The Houston chapter of CAIR, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, wants local law enforcement and the FBI to investigate the possibility David Nienberg, 42, targeted the salesman because hes Muslim.
Inside Memorial Hermanns ICU, Yaqub Bham is recovering from an attack so traumatic his wife says he has trouble sleeping and looking in the mirror.
One of his ears has been bitten off, and the bone is exposed, said Bhams wife who asked not to be identified.
Bham is covered in bruises, has ten broken ribs, a fractured shoulder and is at risk for infection.
This person bit him inside his tongue three times, said his wife.
Nienberg is charged with aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury. He lives inside the Northpoint Forest subdivision in Tomball. On Wednesday the Harris County Sheriffs Office says Nienbergs own son called 911 to report his dad was hitting and biting the home security salesman. Bham apparently had an appointment at the suspects home.
Bham told investigators the attack happened after Nienberg asked about the contract then questioned his religion.
Where are you from? Who are you? He asked him those types of things, said Bhams wife.
When deputies arrived at the home they say Nienberg had Bham in a choke hold. They ordered the suspect to let go but say he was shouting profanities and babbling about the military. Deputy Thomas Gilliland says Nienberg is an Army veteran but was never deployed to a combat zone.
Gilliland says after the suspect refused to obey orders on several occasions deputies were forced to use a Taser on him twice so they could take him into custody.
Nothing in the Sheriffs Office report indicates Nienberg attacked the victim because hes Muslim, but the victims family says what happened was a hate crime and they want it investigated as one.
When we say it was a hate crime its because look at the way he literally abused Yaqub. What kind of rage did he have? said his wife.
Hes so gentle. Hes so hard working, honest. He doesnt hurt anyone. Why would anyone want to hurt him? said his wife.
When Bham is released from the hospital, he faces months of medical bills, and perhaps even harder to overcome, the feeling hes no longer safe living in Houston.
US Army Veteran tortures Pakistani salesman in racist attack | PKKH.tv
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A Pakistani security salesman was viciously beaten and tortured in a hate crime at a home in an upscale neighborhood in Tomball, Houston, on Wednesday.
The Houston chapter of CAIR, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, wants local law enforcement and the FBI to investigate the possibility David Nienberg, 42, targeted the salesman because hes Muslim.
Inside Memorial Hermanns ICU, Yaqub Bham is recovering from an attack so traumatic his wife says he has trouble sleeping and looking in the mirror.
One of his ears has been bitten off, and the bone is exposed, said Bhams wife who asked not to be identified.
Bham is covered in bruises, has ten broken ribs, a fractured shoulder and is at risk for infection.
This person bit him inside his tongue three times, said his wife.
Nienberg is charged with aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury. He lives inside the Northpoint Forest subdivision in Tomball. On Wednesday the Harris County Sheriffs Office says Nienbergs own son called 911 to report his dad was hitting and biting the home security salesman. Bham apparently had an appointment at the suspects home.
Bham told investigators the attack happened after Nienberg asked about the contract then questioned his religion.
Where are you from? Who are you? He asked him those types of things, said Bhams wife.
When deputies arrived at the home they say Nienberg had Bham in a choke hold. They ordered the suspect to let go but say he was shouting profanities and babbling about the military. Deputy Thomas Gilliland says Nienberg is an Army veteran but was never deployed to a combat zone.
Gilliland says after the suspect refused to obey orders on several occasions deputies were forced to use a Taser on him twice so they could take him into custody.
Nothing in the Sheriffs Office report indicates Nienberg attacked the victim because hes Muslim, but the victims family says what happened was a hate crime and they want it investigated as one.
When we say it was a hate crime its because look at the way he literally abused Yaqub. What kind of rage did he have? said his wife.
Hes so gentle. Hes so hard working, honest. He doesnt hurt anyone. Why would anyone want to hurt him? said his wife.
When Bham is released from the hospital, he faces months of medical bills, and perhaps even harder to overcome, the feeling hes no longer safe living in Houston.
US Army Veteran tortures Pakistani salesman in racist attack | PKKH.tv
