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Elderly Sikh man shoved and told 'get out of my country' in Woodstock, Ont.; youth charged
Woodstock, Ontario — 2026-04-22
An elderly Sikh man walking on a sidewalk near Turtle Island School in Woodstock, Ontario, was approached and shoved on 22 April 2026 by a youth who shouted racial abuse, including 'get out of my country'. He was not physically injured. Woodstock Police said the assault was unprovoked and that the youth targeted the victim based on his ethnicity; the youth was arrested following what police called a hate-motivated assault, faces multiple charges and was held for a bail hearing.
EvidenceCorroborated Incident
The core occurrence is supported by multiple independent, credible sources.
- Violence type
- Hate-Motivated Violence
- Motive
- Bias/Hate (established)
- Category
- Hate and identity-based incidents
- Targeted identities
- Sikh; South Asian
- Conduct
- Physical violence
- Targeted community
- Religion — Sikh
- Source type
- News reporting
- Perpetrator
- Youth (charged)
- Target
- Elderly Sikh man
- Killed
- 0
- Injured
- 0
- Arrested
- 1
- Themes
- None
- Source
- CityNews Toronto
- Last reviewed
- 2026-10-13 · 1 correction
Source references
- https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/04/24/youth-charged-in-alleged-hate-motivated-incident-targeting-sikh-man-near-woodstock-school/
- https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/sikh-man-faces-racist-slurs-told-to-get-out-of-canada/articleshow/130578943.cmsalso reported
- https://indianexpress.com/article/world/canada-news/sikh-man-assaulted-canada-woodstock-ontario-hate-crime-10657740/also reported
- https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Apr/27/elderly-sikh-man-targeted-in-alleged-hate-motivated-assault-in-canadaalso reported