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Monthanus Ratanapakdee prays at the Nagara Dhamma Temple in San Francisco while holding a photo of her father Vicha, an 85-year-old retired auditor who was violently and fatally slammed to the ground, on Feb 22, 2021. The assault was one of many directed at Asian-Americans during the pandemic. (Photo: Jim Wilson/The New York Times)

A man caught on video violently shoving an 84-year-old Thai grandfather to the ground in San Francisco in 2021 has been found not guilty of murder and elder abuse, in a case that became a nationwide symbol of rising attacks against Asians during the coronavirus pandemic.

The jury instead found Antoine Watson guilty on Thursday of lesse

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