Sikh Man Assaulted, Told to 'Get out of My Country' in Canada

An elderly Sikh man has been assaulted by a youth who yelled racist slurs that "get out of my country" in Canada, prompting police to investigate the "hate-motivated assault", authorities said. 

The incident took place on April 22 in Woodstock, Ontario, and the youth is facing multiple charges for his actions, the Woodstock Police said in a statement. 

The attack happened when the elderly man was walking along a sidewalk when he was approached by a youth who



shoved him, it said.

Police said that the youth targeted the victim based on his ethnicity and yelled racially charged comments and obscenities. The victim was not physically injured, it added. 

The investigation determined that the youth unprovokedly assaulted the man. Following the incident, the youth jumped a fence into the Turtle Island School property before exiting the school area. No students were harmed during the incident, the statement added.