Martunovich, who's white and lived near the restaurant, told police that he felt "Chinese men are awful" and that he believed they "hold their women captive," according to records made public after the arraignment.
Police have said Martunovich told officers he was motivated to commit the attack by a movie in which Asian men treated Asian women poorly. He allegedly told a Latino employee he encountered on his way into the restaurant that he wouldn't be harmed.
"I left my apartment with the hammer," Martunovich told police, according to the records. "I brought the hammer to prove my love to women. I threw the hammer but I don't remember."
Martunovich's lawyer called the case "exceptionally tragic" and said that the Estonian immigrant will likely spend the rest of his life in a hospital.
https://news.yahoo.com/hate-crime-ch...235032931.html
Police have said Martunovich told officers he was motivated to commit the attack by a movie in which Asian men treated Asian women poorly. He allegedly told a Latino employee he encountered on his way into the restaurant that he wouldn't be harmed.
"I left my apartment with the hammer," Martunovich told police, according to the records. "I brought the hammer to prove my love to women. I threw the hammer but I don't remember."
Martunovich's lawyer called the case "exceptionally tragic" and said that the Estonian immigrant will likely spend the rest of his life in a hospital.
https://news.yahoo.com/hate-crime-ch...235032931.html
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