A year-old Asian man was left in critical condition after he was brutally thrown to the ground and kicked in the head in New York City in a harrowing attack captured on surveillance video. The incident unfolded Friday night at p. The victim, Yao Pan Ma, was approached from behind by an unknown individual who "struck the victim in the back causing him to fall on the ground," the New York Police Department said in a statement. The individual then "kicked the victim multiple times in the head" and fled on foot, police said.
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It could have been our aunt or our mom or our grandma. The assailant was arrested and charged Wednesday with hate crimes. Asian American groups from coast to coast, already doing more than digital activism — patrolling, escorting, chaperoning — are trying not to let this latest hate crime discourage those efforts. She wanted to do something more than posting messages on social media and was happily surprised when people showed up to volunteer. The group has since organized volunteers to go out in parts of Flushing, a heavily Asian neighborhood, on weekend afternoons.
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Police said they identified Powell from surveillance video that allegedly captured him repeatedly stomping on Yao Pan Ma's head. The incident unfolded Friday night at p. Powell faces attempted murder and hate crime charges, police said.
The security camera video was shocking in its brutality. A year-old Filipino immigrant was walking down a street near Times Square when a man, in broad daylight, suddenly kicked her in the stomach. She crumpled to the sidewalk. He kicked her once in the head.