Last week in Nashville, Indiana, a man was arrested after attacking a Chinese high school student with a hatchet, injuring her in the back. The man later told police that he was trying to "perpetrate ethnic cleansing."
Police: Indiana man attacks exchange student with hatchet in apparent attempt at 'ethnic cleansing'
On Thursday afternoon, 18-year-old Yue Zhang was taking photos with her class downtown when a man approached her, said, "I'm going to kill you," and struck her twice in the back with a hatchet.
The teen, an exchange student from China, suffered a substantial two-inch laceration in her back. Thankfully, the injury wasn't life-threatening, but doctors estimate the hatchet came just an inch from the victim's spine. Her thick coat apparently prevented the injury from being fatal.
59-year-old Dana Ericson was arrested on several charges, including attempted murder, aggravated battery causing serious permanent disfigurement and battery by means of a deadly weapon.
