Bed-Stuy man indicted in connection to alleged Christmas day hate crime
A 40-year-old Brooklyn man was indicted earlier this month on charges of assault as a hate crime after he allegedly hit a transgendered woman with a chair inside a Bed-Stuy homeless shelter on Christmas day.
According to the investigation, at approximately 6:15 p.m. on December 25, the victim – a 31-year-old trans female and resident of the shelter, located at 357 Marcus Garvey Boulevard – was walking down a hallway towards the bathroom when she heard someone running toward her from behind.
She then allegedly turned and saw the defendant – Kane Sekou, of Bed-Stuy – running toward her with a chair, which he is said to have used to strike the victim across the back. He allegedly did all this while yelling homophobic slurs at her, which he is said to have continued making even when police arrived.