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A crowd estimated at more than 10,000 took part in a rally in wet weather in south Auckland today to protest against violence against Asians.
Police said the length of the procession was about 2.5km long, as it made its way from Botany Downs to Ti Rakau Drive.
The event was orgnaised by the Asian Anti-Crime Group, who are lobbying Parliament for stronger laws and tougher sentences, after a number of high profile homicide cases involving Asian victims.
Three people of Asian descent have died in homicides in Manukau City over the past month.
Liquor store owner Navtej Singh, 30, was fatally shot at his shop on June 7.
A week later, Yan Ping Yang, 80, died after having been attacked by an intruder in her home three days earlier.
On June 16, Joanne Wang, 39, was knocked down by a stolen vehicle in a shopping mall car park after her handbag was snatched. She died in hospital.
- NZPA
