April 29 According to the New York Post and the World Daily News, there was another case of anti-Asian hate violence in Manhattan, New York, U.S. on the 27th local time.
A beggar became angry after he failed to ask an Asian man for money, not only insulting the latter as a “stupid Chinese”, but also punching him in the face, causing the victim to suffer a head injury and nine stitches.
Police said a 57-year-old Asian man was waiting for a bus near Union Square on Fourth Avenue at about 7:30 a.m. on July 27 when the suspect, Saul Barbilonia, 58, approached him and demanded money. Asian men tried to walk away, while Babylonia yelled “you stupid Chinese” and punched him in the face before fleeing the scene.
The victim and several witnesses immediately called the police, police officers rushed to the scene to take the injured to hospital for treatment, Asian man forehead injuries stitched 9 stitches.
According to court records, Babylonia was arrested shortly after the attack and charged with felony and hate crimes, and is scheduled to be arraigned on the 28th.
