‘Ottawa’ Fight with Cabbie Captured on Video Probed as Hate Crime
Shocking Facebook video out of Hamilton details a white woman attacking a black taxi driver outside his cab and calling him a “n—–.” Officers with Hamilton Police’s hate crimes unit have made an arrest and a 33-year-old woman now faces an assault charge. Witness Mubarik Gyenne-Bayere took to Facebook to post the video, which shows the woman in the back of the stopped cab in downtown Hamilton on Monday. The video opens with the woman frantically reaching over the front seat of the cab in an attempt to get at the driver. “Hey, you’re a f—— n—–, eh!” she yells before getting out and slamming the door. The driver also gets out as the woman walks around the front of the cab to the driver’s side. “I’ll knock you the f— out, eh!” she yells before striking out at him several times, causing him to stagger backwards. At one point, she appears to hit him with her handbag.