On Friday, Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg announced that a Manhattan man was sentenced for a brutal hate crime that claimed a man’s life in 2021.
“Mr. Ma’s death was the result of a despicable racially motivated attack. His family endured an agonizing eight months in the hospital while the devoted husband and father of two remained in a vegetative state, before succumbing to his injuries,” said Bragg in a statement.
Powell was caught on video surveillance and apprehended by the NYPD four days after the incident on April 27, 2021. Powell admitted that he targeted Ma because Ma was Asian. Powell pled guilty to manslaughter in the first degree as a hate crime on Jan. 12, 2023. The Mas faced many challenges during the pandemic that introduced more instability in their lives. As a result of a fire in their building in lower Manhattan, Ma moved into his wife’s parent’s residence in the NYCHA Wagner Houses.
“They told him he was ineligible because he was on a green card, and he hadn’t been working long enough or something like that,” Chan said. “We saw no support from anyone in the city.” Chan credits Assistant District Attorney Molly Presant for the way she handled the case and held firm in securing Powell’s 22-year sentence. There are currently 39 open anti-Asian hate crimes in the Manhattan DA’s office.
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