A car hit an Orthodox toddler’s stroller in Montreal, Canada, but the police refused to publish the footage. surfers They shared footage from a security camera because they got the impression that the police are not taking the incident seriously The Jewish organizations criticized the conduct of the police Mayor: “Indescribable violence”
Citizens in Montreal, Canada, released footage of a car hitting an ultra-Orthodox baby carriage driven by his mother, after the police refused to release the footage.
The incident happened around 2:40 p.m. on Wednesday, November 16 at the corner of Bloomfield and Joie streets in Montreal. In the video, the mother is seen trying to cross the street while leading a baby carriage, when a car is seen approaching, accelerating and crashing directly into the carriage. In other words, it seems that this was a deliberate act, perhaps on an anti-Semitic background, and not an accident.
Volunteers from the Montreal rescue organization quickly arrived at the scene and evacuated the one-year-old toddler, who miraculously did not suffer serious injuries, to the hospital. The police refused to release the photographs of the incident, claiming that they were of too low quality to identify the vehicle.
“We are concerned about this accident,” said Meyer Feig, an activist in the ultra-orthodox community, to the Montreal Gazette, adding, “The police didn’t seem to be taking it seriously. For over a week, we didn’t hear that they sent a message or a description or that they did anything to find out who it was, so the community became concerned is very”.
“A lot of people have contacted me and said they feel the police are not responding properly to the situation,” he said. “Maybe someone missed it, I know they’re generally very good with these things, and now I’m sure they’re actively investigating.”
The police say that the lack of injury led the police to decide not to immediately publicize the incident on the day it occurred. The police confirmed that the incident has been under investigation since last week. Meir Feig said that the stroller overturned as a result of the collision, but the child was well strapped in, so he did not fall. Still, Feig said, “the incident is troubling, especially since the car did not slow down before or even after the collision.”
The Jewish organization ‘Bnei Brith’ Canada issued a statement saying that they are “very disturbed by a video circulating on the Internet depicting a vehicle that appears to be hitting an Orthodox Jewish woman and her baby.” The statement said Bnei Brith and its Human Rights League are investigating and working closely with the Jewish Hasidic Council of Quebec. The organization also said it was in contact with law enforcement.
“The images of the speeding driver in front of a mother and her baby are unspeakably violent,” Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante tweeted on Wednesday. “Fortunately, they are safe and sound.”
Outremont November 16 2022. They are trying to find the driver. The police were called but NEVER CAME because the baby wasn’t hurt. Let me know if you recognize the car who deliberately sped up to hit the baby and then took off. I will pass the message. pic.twitter.com/ca0NeSMdl5
— Rani @[email protected] (@ranic) November 23, 2022