Prosecutors pursue hate crime charges against Florida doctor
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Dr. Jennifer Susan Wright (Miami-Dade Corrections & Rehabilitation)
MIAMI – Florida prosecutors announced Monday that they are pursuing hate crime charges against a South Florida doctor accused of attacking a Hispanic man at a supermarket.
Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle announced her office is charging Dr. Jennifer Susan Wright, 58, with felony counts of battery with prejudice, criminal mischief with prejudice and tampering with a victim or witness. Wright was originally arrested last month, several weeks after the attack was reported.
“It is sad that in such a diverse, multi-ethnic community like Miami-Dade County, COVID precautions can trigger such alleged outbursts of ethnic hate, Fernandez Rundle said in a statement. Hate crimes are always meant to demean and intimidate their intended targets.”
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