Elderly asian woman attacked in NYC on way to church
Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Police want to identify the man who punched and kicked an Asian woman on her way to church. The incident was reported Monday in front of 360 West 43rd Street just before noon. Authorities say the 65-year-old victim was punched and kicked until she fell to the ground as the suspect made anti-Asian statements toward her, including “you don’t belong here.” The suspect continued to kick the victim in the head multiple times before he ran away. The victim was taken to the hospital with swelling to the face and pain in the left leg after suffering several blows to the head. She is said to be stable. This is incredibly difficult to watch. A man violently kicks and bootstomps an elderly Asian American woman. It is heinous. And NONE of the security guards watching attempt to render ANY kind of aid or intervention – in fact, they close...