NYPD Is Hunting An Attacker Who Hit An Asian Woman With A Hammer For Wearing A Mask
The victim, a recent college graduate, said she is heading back to Taiwan until the city is safer.
The Hate Crimes Task Force of the New York Police Department has asked for the public’s help in locating an individual who viciously struck an Asian woman in the head with a hammer after the attacker demanded that she and her friend remove their face masks.
Investigators posted a disturbing video of the confrontation Sunday in Midtown Manhattan when the attacker, who appeared to be a woman dressed in black, demanded that the two Asian pedestrians take off their masks.
The New York Police Department’s (NYPD) Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating after two Asian women were attacked in Manhattan on Sunday, with one being hit in the head with a hammer.
The Asian women, ages 31 and 29, were seen walking on a sidewalk when an individual approached them and demanded they remove their face masks.
The individual, who was seen wearing all black, then attacked the women and struck the 31-year-old in the head with a hammer causing a laceration,” according to a statement from the task force on Twitter.
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The task force also shared video of the violent incident on Twitter, during which several bystanders can be seen nearby.