Hamilton police have charged two teenagers following an alleged hate-motivated assault in Ancaster last year.
Police said on Oct. 25, a 21-year-old woman was walking in a retail plaza in the area of Golf Links Road and Neville Drive at around 9:40 p.m. when she was approached by a silver sedan.
Investigators said the occupants uttered anti-Black slurs toward the victim, threatened her, and then threw a beverage cup at her, which hit her in the face.
The victim then ran from the area and hid, according to police.
In a release on Friday, investigators said they identified the driver and front-seat passenger of the vehicle involved.
Two 17-year-olds have now been arrested and charged with assault with a weapon and uttering threats to cause death.
Police said they have determined the incident was racially motivated and if the teens are convicted, police will ask the court to consider the hate-motivation sentencing provision under the Criminal Code of Canada.