Yao Pan Man, 61, died of his injuries on December 31, police said.
An Asian man who was brutally attacked in Harlem last year has died, New York police confirmed on Saturday. Yao Pan Ma, 61, died of his injuries on December 31, police said, and the case is now being treated as a homicide.
Ma was approached from behind and hit in the back last April 23. He fell to the ground and the suspect allegedly kicked him multiple times in the head before fleeing, police said. Ma was taken to the hospital where he remained until his death.four days later and charged with attempted murder and two counts of assault — hate crimes. The exact charges he is now facing are not yet clear.
People hold a photo of 61-year-old Yao Pan Ma who was was attacked from behind, pushed to the ground, and repeatedly kicked during a press conference in Harlem April 27, 2021, at the site where the attack took place. The attack, which is still being investigated, came amid a spike in anti-Asian hate crimes in the U.S. One found that reports of anti-Asian hate crimes increased by nearly 150% in 2020, even as hate crimes fell overall by 7%. New York saw the highest jump in reports.
As of August last year, more than 9,000 anti-Asian incidents had been reported since the start of the pandemic, according to a
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