On Sunday, a 70-year-old Asian woman was attacked in broad daylight at her San Francisco housing complex.
The four attackers were caught on security footage beating the woman, who goes by Mrs. Ren, at one point kicking her in the face.
According to ABC7, Mrs. Ren had spent the bulk of the past two years in her apartment in hopes of avoiding COVID-19. On Sunday, however, she decided to go out and was promptly attacked upon reaching the lobby of her building.
โYesterday was one of the first days for a long time [I] went out and this is what happened,โ she said via an interpreter.
๐ณ๐ฌ-๐ฌ/๐ข ๐ ๐ฟ๐. ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ป & ๐ธ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฐ ๐ท๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ต๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ผ.
Warning: Iโve seen many attacks but this incident is next-level heinous.
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๐งตโฌ๏ธ #stopaapihate pic.twitter.com/7NNYCxLrcFโ Dion Lim (@DionLimTV) August 2, 2022
Mrs. Ren told ABC7 that on Sunday evening, she was approached by โfour juvenilesโ who asked her what time it was. After showing them her watch, the suspects proceeded to search her body and found her iPhone.
She said this is when she realized they were โup to no good.โ
Mrs. Ren attempted to get into the elevator but was pulled out before the doors could close and pushed to the ground. Laying helpless in the lobby, she was then kicked in the face by one of the attackers.
To save herself, Mrs. Ren got up and tried to hide in a hallway, but the door would not close. As she struggled, the attackers returned and assaulted her once again.
Since the attack, Mrs. Ren has been bed-ridden, recovering from the physical and psychological wounds inflicted upon her by the four suspects.
She and her daughter, Mrs. Zeng, spoke out about the ordeal in hopes of raising awareness of such crimes.
โI want this story to come out so people know and so for other people to be aware to be safe,โ they said.
The SFPDโs Community Engagement Division has stepped up to assist the family. Anyone with information is asked to contact the SFPD.
(From The Post Millennial – READ ORIGINAL)
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