Photo: Yonkers Police Department
A 67-year-old New York woman was severely injured and hospitalized Friday after being punched in the face and head more than 125 times during a hate crime, police say.
According to the Yonkers Police Department, the unidentified woman of Asian descent was returning home when she encountered the suspect in front of her building.
After the man allegedly called the woman an “Asian b—-” she ignored him and walked into the entrance of her building. The man managed to make his way into the building, where surveillance video shows him begin to attack the victim.
Police say as a result of the apparent hate crime the victim suffered “multiple contusions and lacerations to her head and face, facial bone fractures, and bleeding on the brain.”
She remains hospitalized and is in stable condition, police added.
“Hate crimes are beyond intolerable in our city. I applaud our Yonkers Police for swiftly apprehending this violent criminal and removing him from our streets. I expect the suspect to be charged to the fullest extent of the law for his heinous actions. I continue to keep the victim and her family in our thoughts and prayers,” said Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano in the news release.
Police releasedvideo footageof the incident featuring the suspect identified as 42-year-old Yonkers resident Tammel Esco. He was arrested and is facing two felonies that include one count of attempted second-degree murder as a hate crime and one count of second-degree assault as a hate crime, police added.
Esco was arraigned in the Yonkers Criminal Court on March 12 and remains in the Westchester County Jail. His next court date is March 25.
It is unclear whether Esco has entered a plea to the charges against him or obtained an attorney who can speak on his behalf.
Ifyou’ve been attacked or have witnessed an attack, please contact your local authorities. You can also report your incidenthere. To learn more and to report crimes, go to:Asian Americans Advancing Justice,Stop the AAPI Hate,National Council of Asian Pacific Americans,Asian Americans Advancing Justice-LA, andAsian Pacific Policy & Planning Council.
source: people.com
