Korean Granddaughter Assaulted by Black American Says "We Should Not Turn This into a Racial Confrontation"

"Written to Raise Awareness That Racism Exists Everywhere"

A Korean American granddaughter who was assaulted by a Black person in the Rialto area near Los Angeles, USA, posted a plea saying, "We should not hate each other." / Photo by Twitter capture

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Lim Juhyung] An incident occurred in the United States where a Korean elderly man living there was assaulted by a Black individual, and the elderly man's granddaughter appealed on social networking service (SNS), saying, "We should not incite conflict between Asians and Blacks."

The granddaughter (ID meadow) wrote on her Twitter account on the 9th (local time), "Many people are trying to turn this incident into a confrontation between Asians and Blacks," and said, "Please stop hating each other."

She continued, "I am currently being harassed with claims that I triggered a racial war," and lamented, "People are trying to say that I started a war between Koreans and Blacks."

She then explained, "I posted the message to raise awareness that racism exists everywhere," and added, "I support BLM (Black Lives Matter)."

On the 8th (local time), at a bus stop in the Rialto area near Los Angeles, USA, a Korean elderly man was assaulted by a Black individual. According to the elderly man's granddaughter, the suspect assaulted the elderly man, saying he did not want the "China virus." / Photo by Twitter capture

The granddaughter also deleted the post and the photo of her grandfather that she had uploaded on Twitter the previous day.

The incident became known after the granddaughter publicly shared the assault incident and photos of her grandfather on Twitter. On that day, she revealed that her grandfather was beaten at a bus stop in the Rialto area near Los Angeles.

She claimed, "My grandfather was beaten because he is Korean and because they did not want the 'China virus.'"

According to the Asian American news outlet 'NextShark,' the Rialto police stated based on the victim elderly man's statement that "the suspect is estimated to be a Black male wearing a black hoodie and white pants."

However, the police reportedly did not confirm what the suspect said to the victim at the time of the assault.

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