Terrifying moment brute hits woman, 60, FIFTY TIMES with her own cane at 3am on New York City subway – in latest attack on crime-ridden network
Terrifying moment brutally beats woman, 60, FIFTY TIMES with her own cane at 3am on New York City subway – in latest attack on crime-ridden network
- In the shocking attack, Friday at 3 a.m., it turned out that the attacker beat the woman
- It took two minutes at West 116 Street and Lenox Avenue station in Harlem
- Do you know the attacker or the victim? Email stephen.lepore@mailonline.com
This is the terrifying moment when a brute beats a 60-year-old woman fifty times with her own baton in the crime-ridden New York City subway.
The shocking attack, Friday at 3 a.m., showed the unknown assailant beating his victim for two minutes at the West 116 Street and Lenox Avenue station in Harlem.
He first tries to hit her with his umbrella while she tries to fend him off with the stick.
But she falls to the ground and screams as he sweeps the stick away from her and begins the brutal beating.
It is the latest viral video of an attack on New York City’s subway system, with many in the Big Apple fearing for their lives if they enter the network.
A shocking video shows a 60-year-old woman being beaten at least fifty times with her own stick by an unknown assailant in a Harlem subway station
The suspect can be seen hitting her with the stick on her head, stomach, legs, arms, hands and back, eventually breaking the stick.
At no point was any transit personnel or police around to take notice or attempt to stop the brutal beating.
Finally she is able to grab a piece of the stick that is still intact before the man starts hitting her on the head.
The obviously sick man continues to punch and scream at his victim, even as his pants begin to fall.
In the video, which lasts more than two minutes, you can see how this attacker first tries to hit the woman with his umbrella, while she tries to fend him off with the stick.
The victim falls to the ground and screams as he brushes the stick away from her and begins to hit her with it
You can see that the suspect hit her on the head, stomach, legs, arms, hands and back with the cane, eventually breaking the cane
Before the video ended, the woman just lay still on the floor as the man continued to kick her.
According to police, officers arrived around 3:30 a.m. after receiving a phone call.
The victim said she did not know her attacker, police said New York Post. According to the police, the suspect had already fled before they arrived.
She was eventually taken to a local hospital, where authorities said her condition was stable.
At no point was any transit personnel or police around to notice or attempt to stop the brutal beating until the video ended.
Before the video ended, the woman just lay still on the floor as the man continued to kick her
No one has been arrested and the investigation is still ongoing.
Subway crime has been labeled one of the city’s biggest crises, and while statistics show that the number of public transit violations has fallen slightly, even Manhattan’s progressive district attorney Alvin Bragg said last month that he was afraid for his family when they took the subway into the city.
“I know the statistics that transit crime has gone down, but when one of my relatives gets on the train, I get a knot in my stomach too,” he said. FOX5 news when asked about the perception that the subway system is becoming increasingly unsafe.
“I live here, I raise my family here, so we have a lot more work to do,” he added.
Serious crime in the subway system fell 9.9% in July city statistics.
Have you seen this man? If you have any tips, please email stephen.lepore@mailonline.com.