Black woman arrested for alleged anti-Asian assault spree in Queens, NY

Maricia Bell, a 25-year-old Black woman was arrested Thursday for an alleged anti-Asian assault spree possibly driven by racist hatred. Bell is accused of attacking three women, ages 75, 63, and 34--and a 23-year-old Asian man in four separate attacks that took place over several months in the borough of Queens, NY.

In the first attack, Bell allegedly yelled “Why are you talking to me?” before punching the Asian man in a Flushing parking lot on Kissena Boulevard, cops said.

Bell allegedly committed a similar assault against the 34-year-old woman inside a Pomonok bodega at about 6:40 p.m. June 16, according to police.

Then on July 11, at around 8 p.m., she is accused of punching the 63-year-old woman in the face as the victim was walking near 72nd Avenue and Parsons Boulevard, according to police. The woman was apparently minding her own business, not bothering anyone when Bell allegedly attacked her.

Now, in the latest incident that occurred last Wednesday, Bell allegedly hit the 75-year-old with a hammer. This attack occurred at 71st Avenue and Parsons Boulevard, near the previous random attack on unsuspecting Asians.

Bell was charged with assault, harassment and robbery, police said.

She has five prior arrests, sources said, including one on March 29 in which she was charged with assault as a hate crime.`

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