"The attack against Huang occurred Jan. 8 of that year. Quigley told the court that Gathron attacked the 88-year-old known affectionately by Visitacion Valley neighbors as "Grandma Huang" as she practiced her usual qigong, a traditional Chinese exercise that combines movement, breathing and meditation, at a local park before sunrise. Huang had walked to the Leland Avenue park across the street from her home as she did most mornings, where Gathron is said to have approached her, beat her and stolen her keys."
"The first attack came Jan. 3, 2019, when Gathron hit Dhung My Chung from behind, stole his keys and drove off in his car, San Francisco Assistant District Attorney Nathan Quigley told the jury during the weekslong proceedings. The following day, he robbed Guifeng Yu, prosecutors said. Throughout the next few weeks, he also stole the car of a man dropping his wife off at a Sunset District bus stop and took two minors' cellphones at gunpoint."
A San Francisco man was convicted of a series of violent crimes in early 2019 that disproportionately affected Asian American victims, including the fatal beating of 88-year-old Yik Oi Huang. The attacks included carjackings, robberies, armed robberies and assaults across neighborhoods. Multiple victims were targeted over several days, with one non-Asian teenager spared after pleading she needed her phone for school. Trial delays prolonged families' distress. The guilty verdict prompted relief for Huang's family nearly seven years after the attack and underscored fears within the city's immigrant community.
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