EXCLUSIVE: Mother Calls Daughter A Hero After She Intervened In Racially Motivated SEPTA Assault

Philadelphia PA

20 November, 2021

1:02 PM

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By Matt Petrillo, CBS Philadelphia November 20, 2021 We're hearing exclusively from the mother of a teenager being called a hero. She was injured in an attack on Asian students aboard a SEPTA train that was caught on camera. It's an attack that police say was motivated by race. CBS3 talked to the mother of the 18-year-old girl seen being kicked and stomped on in that disturbing video. The mother mostly speaks Chinese. But despite the language barrier, you can still hear the emotion in her voice. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.