Overview
- Woodstock police say a youth shoved an elderly Sikh man on a city sidewalk and yelled racist slurs.
- Officers arrested the suspect, filed multiple charges, and held him for a bail hearing.
- Investigators say the victim was targeted because of his ethnicity and are treating the case as a hate-motivated assault.
- Videos on social media capture the suspect repeating “get out of my country” and other racist abuse.
- The World Sikh Organisation condemned the attack and urged better reporting, public education, and coordinated responses to curb anti-Sikh hate.