Charges laid following racist coronavirus tirade

EDMONTON (CityNews) – Edmonton police have laid charges a week after a video of a violent racist tirade was posted to social media.

In the video, which starts part-way through the event, a man is seen targeting an Asian woman, saying she is bringing coronavirus into Canada.

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'You're bringing corona into Canada!': Asian woman targeted in racist attack speaks out
Police are investigating after a man unleashes a racist tirade against a group of Filipino-Canadians in Edmonton. CityNews Edmonton's Rachelle Elsiufi reports.
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    Patricia Medrano, the victim, says the man made a pass at her and when she rejected his advances he became belligerent. She started recording shortly thereafter.

    In the video the man becomes violent, kicking a door at Medrano and threatening to decapitate her. When Medrano calls her attacker out for his racist remarks, he does a Nazi salute and tells her to “get the f*** out of Canada”.

    Medrano was left shaking in fear as her brother called police. She has a few bruises from the man’s aggressive rantings.

    The man–Rylee Dodd–was arrested and banned from the apartment building where Medrano lives.

    The 28-year-old now faces charges of uttering threats and assault.

     

     

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