YONKERS MAN COMMITS HEINOUS HATE CRIME
Gina Giordan
Yonkers resident Tammel Esco, age 42, was charged with a hate crime after assaulting a 67-year-old Asian woman following his arrest on Friday, March 11, Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah announced.
Esco was charged on Saturday, March 12 with second-degree attempted murder and assault. Further investigation led to additional charges on Monday, March 14 in Yonkers Criminal Court that includes attempted murder as a hate crime and assault as a hate crime, both violent felonies.
It is alleged that shortly after 6 p.m. on March 11, Esco approached his victim from behind and violently punched her in the head, knocking her to the ground. He continued to punch his victim approximately 125 times, Rocah said, stomping her upper body seven times, and spitting on her.
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