The madman who screamed “Allahu Akbar” while stabbing an Asian and Jewish man in separate harrowing hate attacks on the Upper West Side had a Karl Marx book inside his apartment, according to police.
Raul Morales – who’s been hit with attempted murder and hate crime charges, and faces up to 40 years in prison – was arrested Thursday for the violent rampage.
Investigators later probed the 51-year-old’s shared apartment on Amsterdam Avenue, discovering writings of Marx – widely considered the father of communism – in his bedroom, according to information at Morales’ Friday night arraignment that was obtained by The Post.
They also reportedly discovered two Qurans, a Jehovah’s Witness Bible, and a book on Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara.
Morales allegedly first stabbed a 57-year-old Asian man in the back with a knife near West 84th Street and Central Park West around 1:30 p.m Thursday, cops said.
He then charged at Moshe Yezhak Grunhaus, 50, and stabbed him in the chest with a screwdriver, cops said. The unsuspecting victim was wearing a yarmulke and leaving a synagogue on Amsterdam Avenue and West 86th Street at the time of the brazen attack.
Here’s the latest on the Upper West Side stabbings:
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- Suspected UWS stabber’s calm claim to his roommate before rampage revealed – as cops probe possible hate link
- UWS stabbing suspect who yelled ‘Allahu Akbar!’ before attacks hit with hate crime charges: sources
Both victims were rushed to the hospital and are in stable condition.
Morales was arraigned on two counts of attempted murder, two counts of assault and one count of attempted assault — all of which are being tried as hate crimes.
The judge also ordered Morales to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. He is due back in court on July 30.
