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Woman of Asian Descent Is Latest to Die After an Attack in New York City

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In November, a man with a large rock assaulted GuiYing Ma in Queens, leaving her with lacerations to the face and head, the police said.
A woman who was attacked in Queens in November died from her injuries last week, her family said, the latest death in a series of attacks in New York City against people of Asian descent. The woman, GuiYing Ma,61, was attacked on Nov.26 as she was sweeping a sidewalk in the North Corona neighborhood of Queens, a spokesman for the New York City Police Department said on Tuesday. A witness told the police that she was struck in the head with a large rock, suffering multiple lacerations. A suspect, Elisaul Perez,33, was arrested near the scene and charged with assault and harassment, according to the police spokesman, Sgt. Brendan Ryan. The crime was reported to the N.Y.P.D. Hate Crime Task Force, the authorities said. With Ms. Ma’s death, it was unclear whether Mr.

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