Brooklyn woman has jaw wired shut after stranger sucker-punches her on the street – but alleged attacker walks FREE with pending assault charge
- Dulce Pichardo, 57, was left with a broken face, three teeth knocked out and her jaw wired shut after a stranger viciously punched her
- Franz Jeudy, 33, violently attacked her in broad daylight Tuesday afternoon on Grand Avenue near Dean Street in Brooklyn
- He has been charged with assault and has been released back onto the streets, despite seven previous arrests for assault
A Brooklyn woman was left with a broken face, three teeth knocked out and her jaw wired shut after a stranger brutally beat her in the street.
Dulce Pichardo, 57, was walking along Grand Avenue near Dean Street in Brooklyn around 5 p.m. Tuesday when a man punched her in the face.
Shocking CCTV footage shows Franz Jeudy, 33, reaching out as Pichardo, a school bus assistant returning home from work, violently punches her in the face before continuing on.
Pichardo is seen staggering back from the force of the brutal attack and the shock.
‘I bled a lot. I was so scared. So scared,” the victim told ABC News.
Dulce Pichardo, 57, was left with a broken face, three teeth knocked out and her jaw wired shut after a stranger viciously punched her
She was walking along Grand Avenue near Dean Street in Brooklyn around 5 p.m. Tuesday when a man punched her in the face
Pichardo was left with a broken face in several places. Her jaw had to be wired shut and she could only eat through a straw for the next six weeks.
She also lost three teeth and may have suffered permanent damage to her lower lip.
“He hit me really, really hard here,” Pichardo said, showing her bruised and battered head.
‘And he destroyed everything here. Everything broke,” she said of the left side of her face.
Her brother, who owns a nearby restaurant, and an employee chased the attacker down the street.
When they caught up with him, he denied the attack.
Franz Jeudy, 33, has been charged with assault and released back on the streets despite seven previous arrests for assault
Shocking CCTV footage shows Franz Jeudy, 33, violently hitting her in the face with his arm before continuing to walk away
However, they followed him for several blocks and prevented him from fleeing until police arrived.
Jeudy was charged with assault but has been released back onto the streets despite seven previous arrests for assault.
“Every time I see a man, I cross,” Pichardo told ABC.
‘I’m not going to get close to anyone. I’m very scared. I tell my son where I’m going, I say I want you to walk with me.’