A protest condemning hate crimes against Asians was held at Times Square in New York, USA on the 4th, and citizens wearing masks are marching with hand signs with the phrase’Racism is a virus’. New York = Reuters Yonhap News
In California, USA, an Asian woman was stabbed to death while walking with her dog. Although the police believe that it is not a hate crime in the context, it has raised concerns about crimes against Asians, which have recently increased rapidly.
On the 4th (local time) on the 4th (local time), a 64-year-old Asian woman, Ke Chie Meng, was stabbed in the abdomen while walking with two dogs in Riverside, California at around 7 am the day before. Meng was taken to a nearby hospital, but died.
At the time, the police received several phone calls reporting that a woman was suffering from being stabbed by a weapon. Also, a call came from nearby residents saying that a woman who seemed to be homeless was walking around the yard and showing a suspicious appearance.
The police dispatched to the crime scene searched the area and detained Stephanie Montoya, 23, on charges of murder and other charges. Montoya was arrested on the 30th of last month for attacking a woman with a skateboard near a shopping mall, and was released on condition that she appeared upon notification. With the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19), the imprisonment standard has been strengthened than usual.
Police investigating Montoya see the case as not a racist crime, CNN said. A spokesman for the Riverside Police said, “We found nothing to suggest that the victim was attacked for racism.” “The suspect, homeless from LA County, has mental health and substance abuse problems, so anyone else could have attacked it,” he added.
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