An American man has been put on trial for making racist remarks towards an Asian elderly man and assaulting him more than 130 times.
On the 21st local time, CNN reported that Thamel Esco (42), who assaulted an elderly Asian woman, was indicted on the 19th for a number of hate crimes, including attempted second-degree murder and first-degree assault and second-degree assault.
Esco assaulted A (in her 60s), a Filipino woman in her 60s, on her way home from Yonkers, New York at around 6 pm on March 11th at the entrance of her apartment.
According to the West Chester Prosecutor's Office investigation in New York, Esco slammed A's in the back of the head with a racist term "Asian X" when Mr. A passed him.
According to the video released by the police at the time of the incident, Esco attacked the defenseless Mr. A from behind, and then she blew her fists at the collapsed Mr. A.
Not only that, but she also trampled on Mr. A, who could not resist her, with her feet and even spit on her.
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Esco hit Mr. A 125 times with his fist and trampled him 7 times with his foot for about 1 minute and 30 seconds.
As a result of this assault, Mr. A suffered injuries such as cerebral hemorrhage and multiple facial fractures.
However, Esco, who is currently in custody, is known to be pleading not guilty.
Prosecutors said that Esco's trial will be held on the 2nd of next month.
Meanwhile, since the coronavirus pandemic, hate crimes targeting Asians have skyrocketed in New York.
In January, a Korean small business owner in his 60s was assaulted by an American man asking for free goods, and in February, a Korean diplomat in his 50s was assaulted by an American man he had no acquaintance with on the streets of Manhattan and broke his nose. also wore