A 76-year-old Asian woman reportedly beat up a man who assaulted her in another unprovoked attack in San Francisco, witnesses said. Xiao Zhen Xie was leaning on a street lamp while waiting at the traffic lights around Market Street in San Francisco when a 39-year-old man approached her and punched him in the face without provocation, according to KPIX.
“Very traumatized, very scared and this eye is still bleeding,” Xie said with the translation help of his daughter, Dong-Mei Li. “The right eye still can’t see anything and it still bleeds and we have something to absorb the bleeding.” Even though she was injured, Xie fought the attacker by grabbing a stick and hitting him with it. The woman suffered injuries to her eye and the side of her face while the man was bloody. In a video after the attack, Xie can be seen holding the baton she used to strike back in one hand and an ice pack in the other. “You bum, why did you hit me?” the woman said in Chinese, USA Today reported. Dennis O’Donnell, Sports Director at KPIX, stepped in during his morning run and saw the man handcuffed to a stretcher with Xie shouting furiously at him.
“The woman said she was hit,” O’Donnell said. “She attacked back. From what I could see, she wanted more of the guy on the stretcher and the police were holding her up. “ Xie and the unidentified assailant were transferred to the hospital for treatment. “As you can see, she is extremely terrified”, John Chen, Xie’s grandson, said. “She is afraid to leave.” Chen and his family set up a GoFundMe campaign to help Xie with his medical expenses. Xie is also a cancer survivor and has had diabetes for more than 10 years, according to the page. “I am impressed by your bravery,” Chen said about his grandmother in the GoFundMe campaign. “It was she who defended herself from this unprovoked attack. But she is now suffering from two serious black eyes and one that is bleeding non-stop. His pulse also swelled. She was severely affected mentally, physically and emotionally. She also stated that she is afraid to leave the house from now on. This traumatic event left her with PTSD. “ During the investigation, authorities found that the man attacked another elderly man in the area – an 83-year-old Asian man. The police are now determining whether the victims’ race was a factor in the two attacks. Do you have a hate incident to report? Help us document the recent increase in hate crimes against Asian Americans by visiting STOP THE HATE AAPI to report an incident. Please stay safe outside. Featured image via @DennisKPIX
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