Two teenage black girls were arrested on hate crime charges for an assault against a white woman in New York City, officials announced Tuesday.
Three teens, who have been sought since the alleged incident earlier this month, attacked a 57-year-old woman while making statements against white people, said the New York City Police Department.
“Thanks to a tip, Detectives followed up and arrested 2 juveniles regarding this anti-white assault that occurred on the Q53 bus on July 9th. There is 1 outstanding perpetrator,” said the NYPD Hate Crimes division on Twitter.
The girls who were arrested are aged 15 and 16, said another NYPD account. They were charged with assault and aggravated harassment as a hate crime for hitting a woman in the head during the incident, officials said….