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A suspect in the vicious hate crime against 65-year-old Filipina American Vilma Kari in 2021 has been sentenced to 15 years in state prison. 

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Suspect in hate crime vs 65-yr-old Filipino woman gets 15 years in prison

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<div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="2967417"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script><p>A suspect in the vicious hate crime against 65-year-old Filipina American Vilma Kari in 2021 has been sentenced to 15 years in state prison.</p><p>Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced Thursday the sentencing of 43-year-old Brandon Elliott for viciously and repeatedly assaulting Kari three years ago on a New York City sidewalk.</p><p>A video, posted online by police, showed Elliot kicking Kari in the stomach and then kicking her repeatedly in the head before walking away.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:560px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:560px;height:316px;display:block;flex-grow:1" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1376725286167924741&amp;lang=en&amp;maxWidth=560px&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Anews-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2024-02-22T02%3A21%3A54.797254%3A660cab22-cfd9-4773-bc72-5a397b9ffa6f%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=dc2f35fd0752fa63ef070c40d91f806ee47e491c&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" data-tweet-id="1376725286167924741"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>Last December, Elliott pleaded guilty to one count of assault in the first degree as a hate crime and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree. </p><p>Bragg said Elliott assaulted Kari &quot;because of her Filipino descent.&quot;</p><p>Elliott&#x27;s 15-year state prison sentence included 5 years of post-release supervision. </p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/04/06/21/suspect-in-attack-on-65-year-old-filipina-woman-to-face-new-york-judge" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Suspect in attack on 65-year-old Filipina woman to face New York judge</a></div><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="1652486"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script><div><br/></div>

<p>A suspect in the vicious hate crime against 65-year-old Filipina American Vilma Kari in 2021 has been sentenced to 15 years in state prison. </p>

A suspect in the vicious hate crime against 65-year-old Filipina American Vilma Kari in 2021 has been sentenced to 15 years in state prison.

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Suspect in hate crime vs 65-yr-old Filipino woman gets 15 years in prison

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Published Feb 22, 2024 10:25 AM PHT

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