An Indian-origin couple in Canada was harassed by a man on Sunday, who yelled at them to leave the country and threatened to “kill” their children. The incident took place at the parking lot of Walmart Supercentre in Hamilton, Ontario, according to news agency PTI.
While the couple was trying to park, they reportedly got in the way of 46-year-old Dale Robertson, who was then recorded driving a silver truck towards the woman before hitting the brakes. He is heard yelling at the couple, who has not been identified.
.As Robertson slowly drives away, the Indian man is heard asking, “You want me to go to my own country? I’m a Canadian citizen.”
“Show me. Prove it. I don’t believe you,” Robertson is heard yelling in the video. “You don’t talk like a Canadian. I’m racist. I don’t like you, I don’t like her. I would kill your children first.”
The Indian couple has been living in Canada for the past seven or eight years and possesses Canadian citizenship.
The Hamilton police, which is investigating the incident, has classified it as hate crime. Detective Paul Corrigan said that the couple was traumatized by the incident. “It hit them really hard. They were extremely shocked by it, they had not experienced (something like this) before,” he is quoted as saying by PTI.
Robertson has been arrested and charged with threatening death, dangerous driving and failing to remain at the scene of an accident.
At least 58 cases of hate incidents have been recorded in 2018.
