Putnam Stabbing Suspect Transferred to NYC Psych Ward

The Putnam County film school student accused of stabbing a New York City taxi driver because he is a Muslim was transferred from jail to the psychiatric ward at Bellevue Hospital, a city corrections spokesperson said Friday.

Michael Enright had been held at the Manhattan Detention Center since Tuesday, when he allegedly stabbed Ahmed H. Sharif after asking the Bangladesh-born taxi driver if he was Muslim. 

Enright is charged with attempted second-degree murder and first-degree assault as a hate crime, both felonies.

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