Top: Chabad Center in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro. Bottom left: the alleged perpetrator. Bottom right: the victim.

‘Elsa’ Stabs Jewish Man Near Rio Chabad Center

A 22-year-old woman, who works as an impersonator of Princess Elsa from the Disney film Frozen, allegedly attacked and stabbed Fabio Serfaty, a prominent endocrinologist with celebrity patients, one block from a Chabad synagogue in the Leblon neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

From the JTA:

A young woman has been arrested and charged with stabbing a celebrity Jewish doctor on a Rio de Janeiro street.

Bianca Fares, 22, allegedly attacked Fabio Serfaty, a prominent endocrinologist with celebrity patients who frequently appears as a health expert on television, on Thursday night one block from a Chabad synagogue and the Midrash Jewish cultural center.

Fares is known for dressing as Disney’s “Frozen” character Princess Anna to entertain at children’s parties in Rio, the O Dia daily reported. Her boyfriend also was arrested.

Serfaty, 34, had both lungs perforated in the attack and continues to suffer from severe pain when breathing.

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2 Comments

  • msw2

    he should have a refuoh shleima b’karov.
    how sick this woman is? Please update us, we want to hear what her prison sentence is. It better be very long. She is a menace to society, a very sick puppy.