China News Service, June 11. According to the US “World Journal” report, 24-year-old Christian Batista was arrested by the US New York police for allegedly assaulting a 75-year-old Chinese woman for unprovoked reasons. The crime of third-degree assault was transferred to justice. He was originally scheduled to go to court on the 9th, but the defense lawyer applied for a mental illness test for him and was approved. The time for the court was postponed to the 28th. If he is convicted, he will face up to 5 to 16 years. Imprisonment.

　　According to police information, the 75-year-old Ms. Chin was recently attacked by a stranger at 97th Avenue (97th Pl.) on 57th Avenue in Colona, ​​Queens. The bridge of the victim's nose was interrupted and she was sent to Amher. The injury has stabilized after receiving treatment at the West Hospital.

　　The police subsequently released the wanted photos of the suspect and stated that after attacking Ms. Chen, the suspect beat up a Hispanic woman on the street. When the suspect attacked the two victims, he did not make racially discriminatory remarks and also joined the two. They did not know each other, so the authorities did not investigate the case as a hate crime.

　　The 110 branch of the municipal police arrested Batista, who was suspected of being involved in the case, at 9:45 am on the 7th and transferred him to justice for second- and third-degree assault charges.

Batista was originally scheduled to attend the court on the 9th, but the lawyer representing him applied for a mental illness test for him on the same day, and was approved by the judge. He was kept in custody on the same day and waited for expert testing. The court time was extended to the 28th.

　　Ms. Chen’s grandson said in an interview a few days ago that he learned that his grandmother was attacked and admitted to the hospital on the night of the incident.

He said that his grandmother's nose was broken and there was still a bruise right now, "but it doesn't hurt anymore."

He said that grandma has lived in Corona, Queens for more than 40 years, and he is more worried about her mental health than her injuries.

　　Regarding the increasing number of hate crimes, Ms. Chen’s grandson said that these cases are not only for Asians. There are also many criminals who target the elderly. He called on the authorities to understand the main reasons for these attacks. “As a man If you want to find someone to fight, please choose someone of the same size as you, rather than the elderly walking home from the store. This is too sad." (Mou Lan)