Faheem Abdul-Jaleel / Provided by Monroe County Sheriff's Office
Henrietta stabbing: A 13-year-old girl with multiple wounds was found in her family's garage. Video by Tina Yee
A Henrietta teen is accused of stabbing his 13-year-old cousin in their townhouse yesterday.
Cpl. John Helfer of the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office today said Faheem Abdul-Jaleel, 16, was charged with first-degree assault, a felony. He called 911 from a security phone box at the University of Rochester’s River Campus about 11 p.m. yesterday, more than 12 hours after his cousin Samina Qasim was found bleeding in the garage with multiple stab wounds to her chest and upper body
Cpl. John Helfer of the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office today said Faheem Abdul-Jaleel, 16, was charged with first-degree assault, a felony. He called 911 from a security phone box at the University of Rochester’s River Campus about 11 p.m. yesterday, more than 12 hours after his cousin Samina Qasim was found bleeding in the garage with multiple stab wounds to her chest and upper body
Abdul-Jaleel was taken into custody at Kendrick and Lattimore roads without incident and allegedly admitted to stabbing his cousin in the family’s garage yesterday morning after an argument, Helfer said. It was not known what the two argued about, he said.
Abdul-Jaleel, a student at Rush-Henrietta Central School District’s Ninth Grade Academy, lives with his cousin and other relatives in a townhouse in the Stonewood Village complex on Myrtlewood Drive, Helfer said.
Samina was home with her mother and a sibling yesterday when she was stabbed. Helfer said it appeared that Samina was stabbed just before she was found by relatives about 10:30 a.m.
Samina’s mother attempted to take her daughter to Strong Memorial Hospital but was intercepted en route by a Henrietta ambulance that took her the rest of the way to the hospital. The girl was in critical condition today Helfer said.
Abdul-Jaleel was arraigned early today in Henrietta Town Court and was remanded to the Monroe County Jail without bail. He is scheduled to return to court for a preliminary hearing at 4 p.m. Friday.
Numerous neighbors said the family was from Afghanistan and have lived in the Stonewood Village complex for about five years.
Helfer said Abdul-Jaleel was born in Afghanistan. He did not know how long the youth had lived with Samina's family, or how long he had been in the United States.
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Includes reporting by staff writer Jon Hand.
HENRIETTA — Henrietta residents expressed surprise yesterday after 13-year-old Samina Qasim was found stabbed multiple times in the garage of her townhouse about 10:30 a.m. Monday.
Monroe County Sheriff's Maj. Steve Koster said Monday that the Sheriff's Office was alerted to the stabbing by a relative who was frantic and screaming when they communicated with 911 that the girl had been found covered in blood.
Samina's mother attempted to take her daughter to Strong Memorial Hospital but was intercepted en route by a Henrietta ambulance that took her the rest of the way to the hospital. The girl was in critical condition Monday night, said Cpl. John Helfer.
Koster said deputies had a difficult time obtaining information from family members because they are not originally from the United States. Numerous neighbors said the family was from Afghanistan and have lived in the Stonewood Village complex for about five years.
It was not known how long Samina, who was conscious, was in the garage before she was found. Relatives told deputies that they last saw her, uninjured, about 9 a.m.
"It's very unusual for the county, for Henrietta and especially given the age of the girl. Rarely, if ever, do we see something like this," he said.
At least five people live in the townhouse, including the injured girl and her mother, and at least three of Samina's siblings, neighbors said.
"They love each other," said neighbor Isha Said. "They take good care of each other."
Said, who has lived in the complex for three years, said violence in the neighborhood is unusual.
"Everyone around here has kids," said Jesse Santos, who has lived in Stonewood Village for eight years. "Nothing like this has ever happened. It can get loud around here, but nothing like this."
Next-door neighbor Leyla Aliyeva, who moved to the complex four months ago from Russia, said Samina would occasionally come over to talk with her about problems she was having at school.
"She's very sweet, she's very quiet," Aliyeva said. "She's always inside. She came over to talk to me last night but I didn't have time. I feel so bad now."
A woman who was identified by neighbors as Saminas mother returned to the complex about 2 p.m., her blouse covered in dried blood.
Instead of her own townhouse, where deputies were still taking photos, she visited an apartment where another daughter lives. Asked how Samina was doing, a woman who accompanied the mother said the girl was, "OK, right now. She's stable," but did not identify herself and had no other comment.
JHAND@DemocratandChronicle.com
Monroe County Sheriff's Maj. Steve Koster said Monday that the Sheriff's Office was alerted to the stabbing by a relative who was frantic and screaming when they communicated with 911 that the girl had been found covered in blood.
Samina's mother attempted to take her daughter to Strong Memorial Hospital but was intercepted en route by a Henrietta ambulance that took her the rest of the way to the hospital. The girl was in critical condition Monday night, said Cpl. John Helfer.
Koster said deputies had a difficult time obtaining information from family members because they are not originally from the United States. Numerous neighbors said the family was from Afghanistan and have lived in the Stonewood Village complex for about five years.
It was not known how long Samina, who was conscious, was in the garage before she was found. Relatives told deputies that they last saw her, uninjured, about 9 a.m.
"It's very unusual for the county, for Henrietta and especially given the age of the girl. Rarely, if ever, do we see something like this," he said.
At least five people live in the townhouse, including the injured girl and her mother, and at least three of Samina's siblings, neighbors said.
"They love each other," said neighbor Isha Said. "They take good care of each other."
Said, who has lived in the complex for three years, said violence in the neighborhood is unusual.
"Everyone around here has kids," said Jesse Santos, who has lived in Stonewood Village for eight years. "Nothing like this has ever happened. It can get loud around here, but nothing like this."
Next-door neighbor Leyla Aliyeva, who moved to the complex four months ago from Russia, said Samina would occasionally come over to talk with her about problems she was having at school.
"She's very sweet, she's very quiet," Aliyeva said. "She's always inside. She came over to talk to me last night but I didn't have time. I feel so bad now."
A woman who was identified by neighbors as Saminas mother returned to the complex about 2 p.m., her blouse covered in dried blood.
Instead of her own townhouse, where deputies were still taking photos, she visited an apartment where another daughter lives. Asked how Samina was doing, a woman who accompanied the mother said the girl was, "OK, right now. She's stable," but did not identify herself and had no other comment.
JHAND@DemocratandChronicle.com
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