A teen has been arrested after she was caught on camera violently assaulting an Asian family on the New York City Subway.
The 16-year-old girl, whose name has not been named, turned herself in after officers asked for more information on Sunday by releasing her photo.
She is accused of beating Sue Young, 51, in front of her young daughters and husband, as well as Joanna Lin, who began filming the teen harassing the family.
The teen has been charged with two charges after she turned herself in to police at 9:45am on Tuesday morning.
Authorities initially said they were investigating the alleged attack as a hate crime, but no charges were filed in relation to that allegation.
Sue Young, 51, was reportedly punched in front of her young daughters and husband, Ken, during the incident on the F train in Manhattan last week
The 16-year-old girl, whose name has not been released, turned herself in after officers asked for more information on Sunday by releasing her photo
Both victims insist the attack was not because of their race, but believe they could be seen as easy targets.
The Young family of Nevada were on the last week of a six-week vacation when they were attacked by a group of teenage girls on the F train in Manhattan last week.
Police called for information on the identity of one of the girls – but not her two friends – who all started laughing and pointing at the family as they sat across from them on the subway on Thursday.
The train was approaching West 4th Street as the incident began, with Young laughing with them in an attempt to stop their taunts.
But the trio then began swearing and threatening the family, who had their two 11-year-old twins with them at the time, before some of the passengers tried to intervene.
Video footage captured by Lin, 34, shows the teen who was arrested saw the camera and allegedly punched her several times.
Another girl then started yelling at Young, who pushed her away, after which the arrested teenager launched herself at the mother of two.
Young claims the teen “grabbed her hair” and started “pushing” at her, which resulted in her glasses being thrown off her face and her arm being bruised.
The Young family of Nevada were on the last week of a six-week vacation when they were attacked by a group of teenage girls on the F train in Manhattan last week.
Joanna Lin started filming the incident before being attacked by the teens when they saw the camera
Other passengers managed to separate the teens and family, and Lin was able to get off at the next stop.
Young told NBC News, “Someone or something or some circumstance has made a great impression on them — be it historical pressures, societal pressures, social pressures.
“Using law enforcement to contain this, I’m not sure that’s going to solve the problem. It just seems like a more underlying issue is that we, as a society and as a community, need to hold everyone accountable, not just law enforcement.”
Her husband Ken – who called the teens “uneducated” in the clip – further clarified that their family wishes no ill will towards the girls, despite their own two children testifying.
More importantly, the father added, the couple is “definitely not trying to even the score against black people.”
The altercation started when the group sat across from them in the train car and started laughing and pointing at them for no reason
One of the teens tried to block Lin’s view, who still managed to capture the disturbing event
Ken – who was heard calling the teens “uneducated” in the clip – further clarified that their family does not wish the teens any ill will
Video footage taken by Lin, 34, shows the teen who was arrested saw the camera and allegedly punched her several times
Sue added that the girls need to “understand there is responsibility” for their actions, saying: “There are consequences, but how do we ensure productive consequences? Not something just filled with hatred and anger.”
Video footage shows one of the teens yelling at Young and her family as they sit on the train before a man tries to intervene.
One of the suspects started yelling at the man while another walked over to Lin, forcing her to shut down the recording.
Lin started recording again when the girls were just inches away from the family on the train. She then called 911 and reported the incident.