New York Woman Charged With Hate Crimes in 4 Anti-Asian Attacks

New York Woman Charged With Hate Crimes in 4 Anti-Asian Attacks
A police officer in a file photograph in New York. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Isabel van Brugen
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A 25-year-old black woman has been charged with hate crimes in connection to four separate, unprovoked attacks on people of Asian descent in Queens, New York.

Maricia Bell of Queens allegedly attacked three women and a man, including a 63- and 75-year-old, in four separate incidents over the court of several months beginning on May 23, prosecutors said Saturday.

Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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