Singapore: Man kicks Indian-origin woman for not wearing mask

In an apparent incident of hate crime a man hurled racial slurs and kicked a 55yearold Indianorigin woman in Singapore for not wearing a mask while she was brisk walkingHindocha Nita Vishnubhai a private tutor was brisk walking on Friday morning when a man approached her and asked her to pull her mask up from her chin her daughter Parveen Kaur was quoted as saying by the Channel News Asia on MondayNita was walking along Choa Chu Kang Drive when the man came up to her near a bus stop outside Northvale condominium according to the Channel reportShe explained that she was brisk walking but he didnt care He hurled vulgarities and racial slurs at her Kaur said in a widely circulated Instagram postMy mum responded with a God bless you and the guy kicked her in the chest My mum landed on her back and hurt herself she saidThe man whose identity is not yet known ran away while the woman was left shaken and bleedingKaur said her mother brisk walks to work as a form of daily exercise but the incident has left her afraid of taking a walk in her own countryA report has been lodged and investigations are underway police saidAccording to Singapores health ministry guidelines all people in the island nation aged six and above are required to wear masks as part of the safety measures against Covid19 when outside their homes They may remove their mask while engaging in outdoor or strenuous exercise including brisk walking or walking up hilly terrain but must put it back on after exercisingThose walking at a normal pace are required to wear a maskThe attack on Nita came days after a similar incident reportedly took place at Pasir Ris area on May 2 when a man was caught on camera shouting at a family of Indian expatriates and accusing them of spreading Covid19The online video shows that the man believed to be a Singaporean used derogatory terms against the family of four and asked them to go back and said they were spreading the virus here the Straits Times newspaper reportedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever