Asian-American Woman, 83, Punched, Spit On At Busy New York Street: Cops Asian-American Woman, 83, Punched, Spit On At Busy New York Street: Cops Officials have not commented on what role race may have played in the attack, but Westchester District Attorney Miriam Rocah said her office was investigating whether the beating constituted a hate crime.
In New York City, there were 28 reported hate crimes against Asians last year. (Representational)
Authorities in White Plains, N.Y., arrested a suspect they say spit on and punched an 83-year-old Korean American woman on a busy street in the New York City suburb this week, marking the latest high-profile case in a spate of violence targeting Asian Americans nationwide.
Authorities in White Plains, New York, arrested a suspect they say spit on and punched an 83-year-old Korean American woman on a busy street in the New York City suburb this week, marking the latest high-profile case in a spate of violence targeting Asian Americans nationwide.
The victim was walking alone near a shopping center Tuesday evening when police say Glenmore Nembhard, 40, attacked her without provocation, striking her so hard that she hit her head on the ground and blacked out. When she regained consciousness, the suspect was gone, according to police.
It wasn t immediately clear how investigators identified Nembhard as the suspect, but police said they arrested him early Thursday morning in the vicinity of the attack. He was charged with second-degree assault on a person 65 or older, a felony that carries up to seven years in prison. Police described him as homeless, and court records show he has been arrested by White Plains officers on at least four other occasions in
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An Alexandra Community School student in Owen Sound is among an elite group of Grade 3 and 4 students who scored 100 per cent in a worldwide math test.
Nived Menon competed against high achievers in Canada and other countries including China, Iran, Russia and Turkey. Alexandra teacher and math competition co-ordinator Greg Fullerton said Nived’s success is significant.
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He’s in the company of some “upper echelon, private school-type students,” Fullerton said, describing Nived as an “ideal” student.