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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Shocking moment man sucker punches Asian woman in the face in NYC's Chinatown amid skyrocketing violent crime
2021-06-01
[Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News]
  • Surveillance footage shows a man hitting the 55-year-old woman so hard she falls to the ground

  • Police said the attack was 'unprovoked'

  • The attacker was arrested and taken to Bellevue Hospital for psychiatric evaluation

  • The victim was taken to local hospital and was stable

  • The attack comes as police say attacks on Asians and Asian-Americans have spiked, with 86 reports this year compared to just 19 the same time last year
Posted by:Skidmark

#2  From Skidmark’s second link:

Alexander Wright, 48, was charged with assault as a hate crime, misdemeanor assault and criminal possession of a controlled substance – a synthetic form of marijuana called K2 – in connection with the Monday evening attack, a New York Police Department (NYPD) spokesperson said Tuesday.

Police were nearby at the time of the attack and quickly arrested Wright, who lives in a homeless shelter, authorities said.
Posted by: trailing wife   2021-06-01 20:22  

#1  NYC homeless man accused of attacking Asian woman had been arrested 8 times in past year: top cop
Posted by: Skidmark   2021-06-01 14:42  

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