(HARTFORD, CT) - Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz released the following statement after news broke the State Representative Maryam Khan was attacked outside the Eid al-Adha prayer ceremony at the XL Center in Hartford on Wednesday.

“I am sickened by the news of Rep. Khan and her family being attacked. Such hate and violence is never acceptable, but the fact that this happened on a holy night, in front of her three young children and her sister, is particularly vile.

Thank you to the bystanderthat intervened to stop the attack and held the assailant until police could arrive. I’ve encouraged law enforcement to investigate the possible bias motive to this assault.

Let me be clear: this type of hate has no home in Connecticut. Please keep Rep. Khan, her family, and the entire community in your prayers.”

Contact: Sam Taylor 

Samantha.Taylor@ct.gov  

(860) 805-1408