Teenager denies 'racist' attack over virus he saw as fake Victim claims assailant said "I don't want your coronavirus in my country" before punching him 15 December 2020 • 12:34am A teenager accused of a "racist" attack on a Singapore law student over coronavirus said he thought Covid-19 was fake. The 15-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, denies racially aggravated grievous bodily harm, but admits assaulting the student. UCL law student Jonathan Mok, 24, claims the boy told him: "I don't want your coronavirus in my country," before punching him in the face in an unprovoked attack outside a shop in Oxford Street, central London on Feb 24.