A Massachusetts woman was sentenced Tuesday to six months probation after a racist attack on a Melrose city councilor late last year. Joan DiTomaso, 68, was charged with assault and battery following the altercation with City Councilor Maya Jamaleddine at a Melrose gas station in December. Prosecutors say the encounter began when DiTomaso verbally assaulted Jamaleddine, calling her a “terrorist…
In court, DiTomaso admitted to facts sufficient for a finding of guilt, admitting she shoved Jamaleddine's husband.
The woman is accused of assault and battery in connection with the confrontation with a Muslim city councilor last winter - but not of a hate crime
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