Man suspected of attacking Asian-American woman in New York arrested and charged with hate crime

The man suspected of violently attacking a 65-year-old Asian-American woman in New York on March 29, 2021, was arrested and faces multiple hate crime charges. Brandon Elliot, 38, was caught on surveillance footage beating and repeatedly stomping on Vilma Kari as she was walking to church on Monday, police said. The suspect is a parolee convicted of murdering his mother in 2002, according to officials.