74-Year-Old Woman Using Walker Attacked By Man In The Bronx « CBS New York
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The NYPD says a 74-year-old woman using a walker was attacked by a man who they say tried to rape her in the Bronx. It happened Friday night inside an apartment building near East 161st Street and Park Avenue in the Morrisania section of the borough. Investigators say the woman unknowingly followed the suspect into an elevator. In surveillance video, her walker is visible behind the man, who appears to be talking on a cell phone. (credit: NYPD) Police said the victim knew something was wrong when the man followed her off the elevator on the 11th floor, asking him if he lived in the building. As she approached her apartment door, police said the man attacked, putting her in a choke hold in the hallway. Police said he groped the woman before she was able to bang on a neighbor’s door for help. Investigators say it was the neighbor’s screams that sent the suspect running. Throughout the attack, the woman asked, “why me, why are you doing this,” but he never gave...