China News Service, April 26. According to the US "Overseas Chinese News" report, a 69-year-old Asian woman was beaten on the street in Chelsea, lower Manhattan, New York, USA on the morning of the 24th. The city police's anti-hate crime team has been involved in the investigation to verify. Whether the case is a crime against Asia.
According to police reports, the 69-year-old Asian woman was walking at the time of the incident. When she was walking to the intersection of West 19th Street and Ninth Avenue, she was attacked in the abdomen by the oncoming suspect for no reason.
After the incident, the victim was rushed to Lenox Hospital in Greenwich Village for medical attention, and the suspect fled the scene on foot and disappeared.
The city police anti-hate crime team has launched an investigation into the case to determine whether it is a hate crime.
The New York City Police reminds the Chinese people that if they have experienced a hate crime or know a hate crime victim, please call 911. The New York City Police will not ask for information such as the immigration status of the reporter. For more details, please visit the relevant website.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, incidents of harassment and violence against Asian groups, especially elderly Asian Americans, have increased dramatically.
Since February 2020, complaints against Asian-American harassment, discrimination and violence received by the City Human Rights Commission have increased sevenfold.
Discrimination and harassment based on race, national origin, age and disability are illegal under the New York City Human Rights Act.
If facing harassment or discrimination in housing, work or any public place, please call the City Human Rights Commission Complaint Line: 212-416-0197.
(Liu Yiling)