ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) Police say a woman from Iraq who was assaulted in her Albuquerque apartment appears to be the victim of a hate crime. Albuquerque police spokesman Simon Drobik told the Albuquerque Journal on Friday that a man forced his way into Seham Jaber's home last week and punched her in the head and stomach. Drobik says the intruder also tore up her family's citizenship papers in the June 5 attack.
Jaber says the suspect was wearing a mask, jeans and a yellow T-shirt. He also allegedly yelled obscenities about Muslims. Jaber, who is Catholic, says he also stole at least $20,000 in gold, which represented her family's life-savings.
Jaber, her husband and three sons immigrated to Albuquerque in 2008.
