A man who allegedly called her an "Asian b*tch" hit her more than 125 times in the head and face and stomped on her seven times, according to a news release from the Yonkers Police Department.
The victim, a 67-year-old Asian woman, was heading home Friday evening when she noticed the suspect, Tammel Esco, 42, in front of her building, according to police. According to the press announcement, Esco allegedly yelled the racial slur as she passed him.
According to the police, the victim ignored Esco and entered the entryway of her apartment building. Esco allegedly approached her from behind and punched her in the head, knocking her to the floor, as she sought to open the second door to enter the lobby, according to the release.
In it, a man is shown hitting a woman in the head and face over 125 times before trampling her seven times with his foot. He then allegedly spat on her, according to police.
According to the news release, the woman sustained many contusions and lacerations to her head and face, as well as facial bone fractures and brain hemorrhaging. According to authorities, she was brought to a trauma facility and is in stable condition.
Police responded to the scene at around 6:11 p.m. Friday, found Esco outside the apartment building, and placed him into custody without incident, according to the release.
He was arraigned in a Yonkers City Court on Saturday and held in custody at Westchester County Jail, the release said.
Esco is charged with two felonies -- attempted murder and assault in the second degree involving a victim 65 or older -- online court records show.
Each count is charged as a hate crime, according to the release.
His next court date is slated for March 25. CNN reached out to the Legal Aid Society of Westchester County, which represents Esco, for comment but hasn't received a reply.
Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano said in the release he expects the suspect to be charged to the fullest extent possible for his "heinous actions."
"Hate crimes are beyond intolerable in our city," the mayor said. Yonkers is a city of more than 211,000 people in the New York City suburbs, about 17 miles north of Manhattan.
"This is one of the most appalling attacks I have ever seen; to beat a helpless woman is despicable and targeting her because of her race makes it more so," Yonkers Police Commissioner John J. Mueller said in the release. "This defendant must be held to the maximum punishment allowed by law to send a clear message that hateful, violent behavior will not be tolerated in our communities."
Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, thousands of people in the US have been victims of anti-Asian incidents, from verbal abuse to physical attacks.
From March 19, 2020, to December 31, 2021, a total of 10,905 hate incidents against Asian American and Pacific Islander people were reported to Stop AAPI Hate, an organization that tracks reports of racism and discrimination against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
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