Wild moment as an unhinged woman attacks a mother and baby in Manhattan, then violently lashes out at people for 30 minutes before the NYPD arrests her
- A woman went on a rampage in New York’s East Village and attacked a woman and her baby, turning tables and smashing drinks
- Video footage shows the woman lunging at a mother, pulling another woman’s hair and causing chaos by knocking over tables on the sidewalk
- The disturbance lasted about 30 minutes before NYPD officers arrived on the scene and placed the woman in an ambulance to be taken to the hospital
A woman was caught on video as she committed a violent rampage on Sunday, behaving aggressively towards a mother and her baby in the city park, while attacking random people sitting in a city park.
Footage shows the woman lunging at the mother, pulling another woman’s hair and causing chaos by knocking over tables on the sidewalk.
Parkgoers were shocked and gave audible cries when the woman specifically targeted a mother holding the baby in Tompkins Square Park in New York City’s East Village.
The woman was then seen stealing a newspaper from a man before tearing it up in front of his face, smashing someone’s glass bottle on the ground and throwing trash over a fence as she strolled through the park looking for victims.
A woman went on a rampage in New York’s East Village, assaulting a woman and her baby as they sat in Tompkins Square Park
The woman appeared to be prowling the park looking for easy targets
Other people were seen sitting around the park trying to mind their own business
After the attack, the mother was seen holding her baby tightly
She ventured onto the street where she smashed glasses and plates at a nearby restaurant – and knocked over tables and chairs.
The incident lasted about half an hour until police arrived and arrested the woman on East Ninth Street.
During part of the confrontation, a man was caught on video telling the woman to stop.
“You shouldn’t attack random people in the street, like seven people. Pulling their hair and dragging them everywhere,” he told her.
Video footage shows how the woman lunges at a mother and pulls the hair of another woman
The woman’s actions were all caught on camera with many witnesses
In another example of antisocial behavior, the woman was seen throwing garbage over a fence
The woman could be seen causing chaos by knocking over tables on the sidewalk
A server tried to repair some of the damage by picking up the tables
Six police officers eventually arrived on the scene and transferred the woman to a waiting ambulance before she was taken to Bellevue Hospital for a mental health evaluation.
‘She can’t go free. Enough is enough!’ a bystander raged.
“No one died, b****, no one,” the woman replied.
The outage lasted about 30 minutes before NYPD officers arrived on the scene
The woman was taken by ambulance to hospital
Police eventually arrived at the scene and transferred the woman to a waiting ambulance before taking her to Bellevue Hospital for a mental health evaluation
Multiple calls were made to 911 about the outage that occurred around 4:20 p.m. Sunday reported that the woman was screaming and throwing objects, including glass.
“Probably a repeat offender who isn’t getting the care she needs,” said Joseph Giacalone, a former NYPD sergeant who teaches at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Fox news.
‘Another example of a system that doesn’t work, so the police still have to deal with it.’