'Touched the wrong person'... Elderly Chinese woman beaten on the street, sent to hospital

A white man in his 30s who indiscriminately assaulted a Chinese woman in her 70s is injured and being carried on a stretcher to the hospital.
Photo by CBS SF BayArea (KPIX 5)

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-ju] A 70-year-old Chinese-American woman fought back with a wooden stick against a 30-year-old white man who assaulted her indiscriminately on the streets of California, USA.

According to CBS San Francisco and others on the 17th (local time), Xiao Jianxi (76), a Chinese-American, was assaulted without reason by a white man, Steven Jenkins (39), near a crosswalk in the San Francisco Bay Area around 10:30 a.m. that day.

Chinese woman indiscriminately assaulted by a white man in his 30s.
[Photo by CBS SF BayArea (KPIX 5)]

Due to the assault, Ms. Xiao suffered bruises on her face, especially around her eyes. She did not remain passive and fought back by grabbing a wooden stick nearby.

Eventually, Jenkins also sustained injuries to his face, and emergency responders who arrived at the scene transported him to the hospital on a stretcher.

Ms. Xiao shouted in Chinese at Jenkins, who was on the stretcher, "Why are you hitting me?" and "This man hit me."

The police confirmed that Jenkins had also assaulted an 83-year-old Asian man in the area, and they have launched an investigation treating this case as a hate crime.

Regarding the incident, Ms. Xiao said, "I was shocked by the unprovoked attack and instinctively fought back the moment I was assaulted."

Ms. Xiao has lived in San Francisco for 26 years. She previously battled cancer and has been a diabetic patient for over 10 years.

Xiao Jen Si assaulted indiscriminately by white men. Photo source = Go Fund Me.

Ms. Xiao's daughter expressed in a broadcast interview, "My mother sustained severe injuries on her face and there is still bleeding from her eyes. Since the accident, she cannot see anything with her right eye," lamenting the damage.

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