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\nAn American man has been charged with first-degree murder after he was involved in the brutal stabbing of an American-Pakistani paediatrician in Conroe, Texas.
\nLaw enforcement officials suspect that Miles Joseph Fridrich, 24, was responsible for the horrific murder that occurred on Saturday when 52-year-old Dr Talat Jehan Khan was repeatedly stabbed in the common area of her apartment complex, Alys Apartments.
\nAccording to Khan\u2019s family, she had moved to the Alys Apartments on Mansion View Drive in July with her 14-year-old daughter and was working at Texas Children\u2019s Pediatrics Conroe, ABC13 reported.
\n\u201cEverything in her life revolved around those two things, her kids \u2014 her son and daughter \u2014 and her kids she looked after as a paediatrician,\u201d Khan\u2019s brother, Wajahat Nyaz, said. Nyaz referred to his sister as a \u201ckind soul.\u201d While many of Khan\u2019s neighbours witnessed the attack, including several children, one neighbour who attempted to stop the suspect recalled the incident to Eyewitness News.
\nMatthew Amador, Khan\u2019s neighbour works as a firefighter, said that he grabbed his Katana sword when he realised what was happening and ran after Fridrich, the suspect. \u201cI said, \u2018Hey, what are you doing?\u2019 And just kind of spooked him,\u201d he said. \u201c(It) didn\u2019t look like he was there, or was a person, blank face, real dark, you know, evil look in his eyes.
\n\u201cHe had gone and left three times before I even got there, and when I got there, he was checking her pulse to make sure she was alive and then stabbed her three more times,\u201d Amador said.
\nAbout 17 people walked out of their homes with guns, according to NBC\u2019s Click2Houston. Amador said the police quickly showed up. \u201cI started yelling out the description, tall white guy, purple shirt, tall white guy, purple shirt!\u201d he said.
\nHowever, Conroe police caught up to the suspect and took him into custody. Amador said he had never seen Fridrich before the attack, making the suspect\u2019s relationship with Khan, unclear. The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), who said they are investigating the crime, released a statement regarding the Khan\u2019s death.
\nThe statement read: \u201cRegarding the doctor stabbed in Conroe yesterday: We at CAIR Texas pass along our sincerest condolences to the children and family Dr Talat Khan leaves behind. Inna Lilah Wa Inna Ilayhi Raji\u2019oon. Allah grant her Jannah Firdaous, Amn.
\n\u201cWhile the police have not released a motive for the killing, we want to assure everyone that we are in conversation with law enforcement agencies. We are unsure at this moment if this was a hate crime; however, given the tragic circumstances, we are paying very close attention to the investigation.
\n\u201cWe will continue to monitor the situation while we launch our own investigation and continue established dialogue with law enforcement. For the time being, we encourage the community to be vigilant and to keep the family in your Du\u2019aa during this difficult time. May Allah make it easy for them. Amn.\u201d
\nKhan had been a regular visitor to the mosque for a few months, according to Mohammad Ayubi, Associate Director of the Al Ansaar Mosque, who described Khan as a \u201cnice person.\u201d In the meantime, Mahnoor Mangrio, Khan\u2019s niece, stated that her aunt was \u201cstrong in her faith.\u201d
\nAyubi claimed to have heard about the attack on multiple calls. \u201cThe community\u2019s anxious. They want to know what happened. The police are investigating. We have to trust them, and we don\u2019t know if it was a hate crime or if it was some crazy person doing something,\u201d Ayubi said. \u201cWe hope there\u2019s some clarity and things come back to normal. We have 300 to 400 families. They\u2019re grieving.\u201d
\nAyubi said the masjid increased security after the attack, including additional patrols from the Conroe Police Department. Ayubi, while wearing a T-shirt with an American flag, explained, \u201cWe have to stand up as Americans. We are all Americans. This is our place of worship. I find myself an American Muslim and proud.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
TEXAS An American man has been charged with first-degree murder after he was involved in the brutal stabbing of an American-Pakistani paediatrician in Conroe, Texas. Law enforcement officials suspect that Miles Joseph Fridrich, 24, was responsible for the horrific murder that occurred on Saturday when 52-year-old Dr Talat Jehan Khan was repeatedly stabbed in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":365345,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-365317","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n