The attacker was following Ms. Sultana from a distance, come closer and pushed her down with his elbow with full force. He was snickering while approaching her.

Ms. Sultana was hospitalized for her multiple injuries and fractures in her hand.

Police starts investigation immediate after the incident. The police-reported hate crime in Canada rose sharply in 2017; up 47% over the previous year, and largely the result of an increase hate related property crimes, such as graffiti and vandalism. For the year police reported 2,073 hate crimes, 664 more than in 2016. Higher numbers were seen across most types of hate crime with incident targeting Muslim, Jewish and Black populations accounting for most of the national increase. These increases were largely in Ontario and Quebec (A Report: released on November 29, 2018).

The Rideau Centre is a four-level shopping centre on Rideau Street in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Over 20 million people visit the mall annually.

The hate related incidents indicates a disturbing trend that developing in Canada, Delwar Jahid, Editor of the Diverse Edmonton a civil and human rights activist say in his immediate reaction.