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March 16, 2022

Man Charged with Attempted Murder After Brutal Attack on 67-Year-Old Asian Woman
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A man has been charged with attempted murder as a hate crime after he
brutally attacked a 67-year-old woman of Asian descent in Yonkers, New
York. He called her an anti-Asian, sexist slur before he repeatedly
punched her in the head in a building's vestibule. The shocking assault
was captured on a security camera. Anti-Asian hate crimes have
skyrocketed since the start of the pandemic.

Today marks one year since the mass shooting at three Atlanta spas,
which killed eight people, six of them women of Asian descent.
Commemorations and rallies are taking place across the U.S. today.


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