A 23-year-old Orthodox Jewish nurse had a clump of her hair violently ripped out on a packed Manhattan subway car earlier this week as her attacker screamed “Jews are eating kids!”

The suspect, identified by police as Diana Smith, 34, of the Bronx, boarded the C train around 2:15 p.m. in lower Manhattan and began ranting to other passengers about “the dangers of Jews stealing wealth” before zeroing in on her victim. Smith allegedly placed her hand on the victim’s throat. When bystanders tried to intervene, Smith shouted, “It’s OK for Jews to eat kids, but I can’t choke her down.” Moments later, the victim’s phone was knocked to the ground and Smith had both hands around her throat, kicking and shoving her, before ripping out a fistful of her hair. The victim, who is only 5-foot-3, also suffered a concussion in the attack.

Smith was arrested after the train pulled into Canal Street, where the victim fled the car to flag down police while another passenger triggered the emergency button. Smith is now facing charges of hate crime assault, hate crime criminal obstruction of breathing, and aggravated harassment.