Brutal hate-crime beating caught on tape

2011 - "It's just shocking.. I didn't even think anybody would do anything like that."

Cops say a brutal battery on a woman in broad daylight, happened October 1st on Mack Road.

"He goes up and punches her in the face. That's kinda the shocking part of the video. It's unprovoked," Sacramento police Sgt. Andrew Pettit said.

After some taunting and laughing at the woman, she's attacked once again.

"He takes a fighting stance, punches in the face. Knocks her right to the ground. He looks like he has no remorse and just walks away," Petitt said.

Neighboring businesses called police. The woman didn't want any medical help, and didn't even want to make a big deal of her attack.

But now, police say with her help, and the video capturing the assault, they have a better chance of prosecuting the suspects.
"Especially with this video that's practially viral," Pettit added.

"I got nothing to do with it. I mind my own business."

That was the attitude of many locals who hang out in the area. They felt the attack was wrong, but it didn't surprise them.

"Cars probably kept going by. Police passee, kept going by. They didn't pay no mind," another local said.

"That's somebody's mother, somebody's grandma, somebody's auntie. But if you see where we live and you see the environment, it's a cold world."

Police are investigating if this a possible hate crime, as they are trying to determine the woman's mental capacity.