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“We have not been able to find out who did this or why,” said Debbie Smith, Shirley’s sister-in-law, who was interviewed by the media in the early hours of Sunday.

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“We’ve been in a state of shock and disbelief.”

Shirley Debnath was one of the first victims of the recent spike in racially charged crime — and the second in just a few weeks — and she was taken to a hospital to be evaluated.