Coronavirus hate crime? Woman with face mask attacked, allegedly called ‘diseased’

NEW YORK (ANN): As more cases of coronavirus are reported globally, an assault at a New York train station of a woman wearing a face mask is thought to be linked to the virus scare.

The assault was captured on camera by a bystander, who claimed that prior to her filming, a man called the woman a “diseased b*tch” before hitting her hard in the head and walking away. The video, reportedly taken on Feb. 2, shows the events after this supposed first attack.