June 8, 2021 By Allie Griffin
A 24-year-old man was arrested Monday for punching a 75-year-old Asian woman in the face near LeFrak City in Corona last month.
Christian Batista, who lives in Corona, allegedly punched the senior as he passed her on the sidewalk near 97th Place and 57th Avenue on May 26, police said. The attack—which happened in broad daylight—was completely unprovoked, video footage released by the police shows.
The woman fell to the ground and suffered a fractured nose and right orbital bone, police said. She was rushed to Elmhurst hospital in stable condition.
Batista was arrested on assault charges, but has not been charged with a hate crime. Police said no words were exchanged between the 24-year-old and the victim before he punched her.
Christian Batista, pictured, was arrested Monday for allegedly punching a 75-year-old woman in Corona last month (Photo: NYPD)
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If you’re not sure what a hate crime is or why this is there’s this amazing thing called a search engine where you can put in a question or key phrase like “what’s a hate crime” and you will find sources like
Federal: https://www.justice.gov/hatecrimes/learn-about-hate-crimes
State of NY: https://www.ny.gov/we-are-all-immigrants/new-york-state-anti-hate-crime-resource-guide
He clearly looks like he is under the influence of something or mentally unstable. Most of these assaults are copycat crimes. You can not have people verbally and physical attack each other during protests and justify certain groups based on the movement. Its sends the wrong message out to the public. At least the riots at the capital were condemned by almost all media.
Why would he be charged with a hate crime?
I still don’t get what makes this a hate crime.
A different race/ethnic background than him. Maybe.
TBH he looks questionable.
They also want to make an example out of him.
“You don’t want to be charged with a hate crime?– don’t punch random Asian people!”
Welcome to NY where all the criminals roam free.