Cops are attempting to find 4 individuals who allegedly stalked, harassed and beat up a bunch of Taiwanese nationals due to their ethnicity.
Wu Aiting was strolling with three pals, aged of their early 20s, once they have been attacked by 4 individuals, two males and two girls, at Brisbane’s Southbank precinct on Monday night time.
Ms Aiting mentioned the group was following them alongside the Brisbane River, calling out racial slurs, throwing rocks and asking them to battle.
A video of the harassment was posted to Instagram by one of many victims.
‘We received overwhelmed up simply because we’re Asians,’ the caption learn.
Wu Aiting (entrance, centre) was strolling with three pals, aged of their early 20s, once they have been attacked by 4 individuals, two girls and two males, in Southbank on Monday night time
Ms Aiting instructed 7News that she and her pals tried to stroll away however couldn’t handle to flee the alleged assailants who have been in scorching pursuit.
‘We did not say something after which they begin yelling at us, calling us Chinese language names,’ she mentioned.
‘Once they have been speaking behind us it gave the impression of [the] satan, it was actually scary.’
Within the video one of many attackers could be heard frightening one among Ms Aiting’s male pals to battle him. He repeatedly declines earlier than being dragged to the bottom.
Two of Ms Aiting’s pals have been damage within the assault, with one girl being hit within the nostril and the opposite within the eye.
When Ms Aiting tried serving to her good friend off the bottom she mentioned that she was additionally ‘overwhelmed on the top’ by the group.
The good friend hit within the eye couldn’t open it after the attackers fled the scene and had his glasses damaged, she added.
No weapons have been used within the assault.
Footage of the assault was posted to Instagram by one of many victims and has since gone viral in Taiwan
Footage of the incident has gone viral in Taiwan and was proven on a number of information websites and tv stations.
Wayne Ko from the Queensland Federation of Taiwanese Associations mentioned the video was notably regarding for individuals from Taiwan.
‘[The] Taiwanese neighborhood is dropping confidence within the QLD police,’ he mentioned.
Officers are actually actively searching for the attackers and have mentioned that they’re following all leads, reviewing CCTV and talking with witnesses.
Police mentioned that they take into account the case a precedence.
