NEW YORK - A Yonkers man is under arrest in a sickening hate crime attack on a 67-year-old Asian woman who was punched more than 125 times and repeatedly stomped on in a random attack, police said.Tammel Esco, 42, was in front of the victim's building just after 6 p.m.
on March 11, 2022 when he called her an "Asian bitch" as she entered the building's vestibule, according to police.The woman ignored Esco, but without warning, he approached from behind and punched her in the head, knocking her to the floor.
Video of the shocking assault was released by the Yonkers PD.It shows Esco standing over her and punching her in the head and face more than 125 times with alternating fist strikes before stomping on her seven times and then spitting on her.
The woman was left writhing on the ground, unable to stand up. She suffered multiple contusions and lacerations to her head and face, facial bone fractures, and bleeding on the brain.