Woman charged with hate crime for stabbing Asian student on bus and faces life in prison.

A woman in Indiana has been charged with a federal hate crime for stabbing a woman of Chinese descent on a public transit bus in a racially motivated attack. The incident occurred on Jan. 11, 2023, and the charge alleges that the offense included an attempt to kill the victim. The suspect had no prior interactions with the victim before stabbing her multiple times in the head as she waited for the bus doors to open. The FBI and Bloomington Police Department led the investigation, and the suspect is presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.