Racial attack: Another Kerala man assaulted in Australia
- Li Max Joy, who works as a taxi operator in Hobart, was assaulted by three youths
- Li ended up in the Royal Hobart Hospital with injuries to his face
Li Max Joy, who works as a taxi operator in Hobart, said he was assaulted by three youths at a McDonald's outlet in Argyle St around 4.30 am, after they asked him of his ethnicity.
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The youths were arguing with the storekeeper inside the restaurant but when they saw Li, they turned their attention to him.
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"When I was leaving the restaurant, a person from the group approached me. He asked me if I was Indian and then started beating me up. The two others joined him. The storekeeper had to call the police to stop them," reports quoted Li as saying.
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Li ended up in the Royal Hobart Hospital with injuries to his face. He said he has filed an official complaint with the Tasmania police.
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In a similar incident, a Kerala priest was stabbed in the shoulder at a church in Melbourne last week, in what was seen as a racially motivated attack.