A group of five people yelled racial slurs at a Black man before he was stabbed multiple times in a Brandon, Man., skate park on Thursday, in what one police officer said was an "absolutely reprehensible" assault. - Brandon police Staff Sgt. Bill BrownHe had tried to leave when the racial slurs began to avoid a confrontation, but the group blocked him and then attacked him, Brandon police Staff Sgt. She was charged with assault, public incitement of hatred, public mischief and failure to comply with a court order. The charge of public incitement of hatred was based on what officers learned at the scene, Brown said.

Source: CBC News September 04, 2020 13:07 UTC