Hate crime charges have been filed in the attack on two Asian American workers at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, reports KTVU.
35-year-old Angelina Balenzuela faces numerous battery charges and for violating the civil rights of the victims.
Few details have been released about the incident, but the hospital confirmed the attack in a memo to staff, according to Mission Local.
“Earlier today, two Asian-American members of our staff were assaulted in Building 5 and are now receiving appropriate care,” reads the memo, dated May 24.
“Owing to the great number of violent acts directed at the Asian community, we take this incident very seriously, and the assault is being investigated as a racially motivated crime.”
The next court date for Balenzuela is set for June 11.
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