Attorneys for have until Oct. 6 to settle the charges with prosecutors or begin trial.
Hickory Hills police say Mohammad Shaban, of Hickory Hills, and Akram Alshoweat, of Oak Lawn, battered and robbed a woman they believed to be a lesbian on June 28, 2010, outside a restaurant. Last summer, a source close to the investigation said the woman lived in Palos Hills.
In court on Thursday, a prosecutor told Cook County Judge Colleen Ann Hyland that the state was still waiting for the woman to tender copies of her medical bills incurred by the alleged attack.
All other evidence, including DNA samples and a copy of the 911 call, has been exchanged between parties. Shaban has repeatedly declared that the charges against him and Alshoweat are “lies.”
Hyland told attorneys on both sides that she had hoped to bring this case to a conclusion on Thursday and would move it to trial if they couldn’t come to an agreement by October.
They couldn't stop reporting on the alleged scarf pulling incident. They all made that woman's life a living hell! Reporters and the Tinley police even gave out her address, but these two Cretans are buried in the background. Not even a mention in the news. They BEAT AND KICKED A WOMAN THEN ROBBED HER WHILE YELLING SLURS AT HER OUTSIDE OF A RESTAURANT. THEY DID NOT EVEN KNOW HER. Why isn't there an outcry from the Arab community about what these 2 did to a woman?? This is America. If you're here, LIVE BY OUR LAWS AND OUR CUSTOMS! THIS IS NOT THE OLD WEST WHERE ANYTHING GOES. IF IT'S NOT TO YOUR LIKING-LEAVE!! AND TAKE ALL OF YOUR RELATIVES WITH YOU.
Laws are laws, regardless of a persons sexuality, ethnicity, race, religion, etc.—they are meant to be followed and obeyed. When an individual comes to another country, they must assimilate to the standards and beliefs of that country, it is wonderful that they are proud of their culture, but when in public they need to realize they are now a part of a new culture—if they can't accept that, they should return to where they came from. When a U.S. citizen moves to another country, they're expected to obey and abide by the laws of that country, NO MORE DOUBLE STANDARDS! I also take offense to the fact that many minorities will not speak English—it is the language of this country...but that's a whole other situation....