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Four men assaulted an Asian couple this week in the city of Oakland , before a son of the couple appeared with a machete in hand to chase the robbers.
The incident occurred on 29 March when the elderly returned home after shopping at the supermarket. The video was posted by an ABC reporter in the Bay Area who has been documenting the attacks against older adults of Asian descent .
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This couple in their 29 ‘s got home f / the grocery store Monday afternoon when they were approached by 4 men( 1/3)
https://t.co/lEPhNlL8QM pic.twitter.com/MJDIgrsbgp– Dion Lim (@DionLimTV)
April 2, 2021
The thieves took a gold chain and a cell phone, among other objects, and then got into a car to escape.
They g rab the woman’s gold chain & then reach into the man’s pockets & take keys and a cell phone.
The son told me he heard his mom screaming so he ran out barefoot w / the machete.
He is furious (rightfully so) & says nothing’s ever going to change.
(2/3) # StopAAPIHate pic.twitter.com/P3tEQXhlQH
– Dion Lim (@DionLimTV) April 2, 2021
The man with the machete asked not to be identified, but told the reporter that she has lost faith in the Police after the attacks against Asian people have multiplied.
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