UK teen admits to punching Singapore student in 'coronavirus attack'

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A 15-year-old boy admitted in a London court on Monday to punching Singaporean student Jonathan Mok and saying 'I don't want your coronavirus in my country' during an unprovoked attack in February. The boy, who was not named, was part of a group of youths who had allegedly...

Hearing someone say something about coronavirus, Mr Mok turned around and was told,"don't you look at me".In a Facebook post on March 3, which was shared almost 40,000 times, Mr Mok gave his account of the attack.Mr Mok later amended the post, removing details of the assault.

The boy was nabbed on March 5, a day after the London metropolitan police released images of four men linked to the attack. He was charged in July.

 

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