The 67-year-old woman was simply on her way home when a man at the door said something awful to her. She ignored him. This happened next.
"I started knocking on the door, and when I did that it caught his attention, and that's when he got off of her," said Yvette Crespo."He went out that door, went to the corner, put his hands up," and roared, she said.
Esco, who lives in the building along with the victim, was taken into custody without incident at the scene and later remanded to Westchester County Jail pending his next court appearance. Attorney information for him wasn't immediately clear.Yonkers officials condemned the attack. "Hate crimes are beyond intolerable in our city. I applaud our Yonkers Police for swiftly apprehending this violent criminal and removing him from our streets," Mayor Mike Spano said in a statement Monday."I expect the suspect to be charged to the fullest extent of the law for his heinous actions. I continue to keep the victim and her family in our thoughts and prayers."
Yonkers Police Commissioner John Mueller called it one of the most appalling attacks he has ever seen. "To beat a helpless woman is despicable and targeting her because of her race makes it more so," Mueller said."This defendant must be held to the maximum punishment allowed by law to send a clear message that hateful, violent behavior will not be tolerated in our communities. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victim and her family, that she may make a full recovery."Race was, by far, the most common reason for a discriminatory incident to occur, listed as a reason in 91.
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