Overview
- The civil suit was filed in Wayne County Circuit Court by Ayad Law on behalf of 8-year-old Saida Mashrah, her mother, and her grandmother.
- Defendant Gary Lansky, 74, is charged in the October 2024 attack and was ruled competent to stand trial, with a pre-trial hearing set for Friday.
- Filings allege Lansky arrived in a van, lifted the child’s chin, slashed her throat, then tried to stab her grandmother, who was wearing a hijab.
- The child required about 20 stitches to her throat and now faces ongoing nightmares, fear of passing vans, a school change, and anticipated lifelong therapy.
- Attorneys say they waited for the competency decision before suing and intend to pursue any assets available to satisfy potential damages.