Man wanted for spitting at Asian woman, yelling racist remarks in Boston
By Carl Samson
September 18, 2023
The MBTA Transit Police are searching for a man who allegedly attacked an Asian woman at a subway station earlier this month.
What happened: The incident occurred at Broadway Station on the red line at around 1:15 p.m. on Sept. 8. The suspect, captured shirtless on surveillance camera, spat on the victim and “made racially motivated statements towards her ethnicity, police reportedly said.
Possible charges: The man faces assault, battery and civil rights charges.
What you can do: Anyone with information about the incident or the suspect is asked to call police at 617-222-1050.
The big picture: This appears to be the second incident of an attack in a little more than a month at the Red Line. On Aug. 4, a group of teenagers reportedly fired gel beads directly into the face of a 49-year-old woman who asked them to behave.
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