Peng Wang teaches financial management at the University of Southampton. He suffered face and arm injuries after being beaten by four men while jogging near his home. Photo: Shutterstock
Peng Wang teaches financial management at the University of Southampton. He suffered face and arm injuries after being beaten by four men while jogging near his home. Photo: Shutterstock
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‘Chinese virus, get out!’: lecturer from China beaten in Britain amid spike in hate crimes

  • Peng Wang, who teaches at the University of Southampton, suffered face and arm injuries after being beaten by four men while jogging near his home
  • Reports of race crime against people of East Asian appearance in Britain have soared in the past year

Hilary Clarke
Hilary Clarke in London

Updated: 1:57pm, 8 Mar, 2021

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Peng Wang teaches financial management at the University of Southampton. He suffered face and arm injuries after being beaten by four men while jogging near his home. Photo: Shutterstock
Peng Wang teaches financial management at the University of Southampton. He suffered face and arm injuries after being beaten by four men while jogging near his home. Photo: Shutterstock
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