US man found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in death of elderly Asian man
The 2021 killing of Vicha Ratanapakdee in San Francisco helped spark a national movement against anti-Asian hateA 24-year-old man was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of an elderly Thai man whose 2021 killing in San Francisco helped spark a national movement against anti-Asian...
<p>The 2021 killing of Vicha Ratanapakdee in San Francisco helped spark a national movement against anti-Asian hate</p><p>A 24-year-old man was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of an elderly Thai man whose 2021 killing in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/san-francisco">San Francisco</a> helped spark a national movement against anti-Asian American violence.</p><p>A jury did not find Antoine Watson guilty of murder when it returned a verdict Thursday for the January 2021 attack on 84-year-old <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/mar/19/san-francisco-elderly-asian-assault-victims-gofundme">Vicha Ratanapakdee</a>. Jurors found Watson guilty on the lesser charges of involuntary manslaughter and assault.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/16/man-guilty-involuntary-manslaughter-anti-asian-violence-movement">Continue reading...</a>
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