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Man in Custody After Attack on 78-Year-Old Woman on a Subway Was Caught on Video, Police Say | |
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A man has been taken into police custody in connection with a brutal attack on a 78-year-old woman on the subway this month, officials said on Saturday. | |
The attack, which took place around 3 a.m. on March 10, surfaced earlier this week when a video of the assault was posted to the internet. The recording of the attack had received more than 10 million views as of Saturday afternoon. | |
A tall man wearing jeans, glasses, a leather jacket and a knit cap could be seen forcefully kicking the woman at least six times as she sat on a northbound No. 2 train that was pulling into the Nereid Avenue station. Bystanders recorded the encounter and shouted but did not intervene. It was not clear what preceded the attack. | A tall man wearing jeans, glasses, a leather jacket and a knit cap could be seen forcefully kicking the woman at least six times as she sat on a northbound No. 2 train that was pulling into the Nereid Avenue station. Bystanders recorded the encounter and shouted but did not intervene. It was not clear what preceded the attack. |
As the attacker made his way off the train, he turned to the passengers recording and said, “WorldStar that” — a reference to a popular website that often showcases clips of violent altercations — followed by a racial slur. | As the attacker made his way off the train, he turned to the passengers recording and said, “WorldStar that” — a reference to a popular website that often showcases clips of violent altercations — followed by a racial slur. |
The man was taken into custody on Saturday, said Dermot F. Shea, the Police Department’s chief of detectives, in a tweet. The man was not immediately identified by the police and has yet to be charged. | |
The woman was met by an ambulance at the next train station, and treated for swelling and cuts to the face, the police said. | The woman was met by an ambulance at the next train station, and treated for swelling and cuts to the face, the police said. |
While crime in the subway — and the city — is at lows not seen since the 1950s, violent encounters in the transit system posted to social media receive outsized attention. One such attack was the murder of 20-year-old Abel Mosso by rival gang members on a Queens subway platform last month. | While crime in the subway — and the city — is at lows not seen since the 1950s, violent encounters in the transit system posted to social media receive outsized attention. One such attack was the murder of 20-year-old Abel Mosso by rival gang members on a Queens subway platform last month. |