Incidents in the New York subway: passengers are smeared with feces and shot
'01.03.2022'
Nurgul Sultanova-Chetin
Crimes committed in Metroaccount for less than two percent of citywide crimes. However, according to MTA statistics, the number of major crimes in the city subway in increased by 75% this year compared to the same period last year, reports Gothamist. During the week from 21 to 28 February, a series of attacks on passengers took place in the subway.
A man smeared human feces on a woman's face during an unprovoked rush hour attack on Metro stations The Bronx.
The 43-year-old victim was sitting on a bench on the south platform of Wakefield 241st Station around 17:15 pm on February 21st. The man approached her holding a black plastic bag. New York Post.
Then, without saying a word, he smeared the vile contents of the package - human feces - all over her face and back of her head. His actions were caught on video surveillance cameras.
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He fled after the attack and the police are still looking for him.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams called the incident "a terrible experience for anyone."
“Human waste or when someone spits in your face are real signs of mental health issues… and we really need to look into how we deal with these mental health issues,” the mayor said.
The heinous incident comes amid a frightening surge in crime in the Big Apple subways.
Just three days ago, William Blount, 57, stabbed Nina Rothschild, a city health worker. hammer and stole her bag from a Queens subway station. Rothschild was taken to Weill Cornell Medical Center in critical condition with a skull fracture and cerebral hemorrhage.
Shooting on the platform
Police said a 27-year-old man was shot in the chest on the Broadway Junction L subway platform on February 27.
According to police, the shooting occurred just after 22 p.m. after some kind of dispute. However, the police did not provide any details about the incident.
The victim was taken to a Brookdale hospital in a stable condition, officials said.
