In New York, in front of prison officials, a mother who was about to make a bail for her son was beaten and robbed

Linda Shapiro was beaten and robbed for $ 30 thousands when she tried to rescue her son from New York prison, while correctional officers watched what was happening and did not interfere. This publication writes Daily News.

In 2016, Linda Shapiro came in a bag full of $ 30 thousands to a Manhattan correctional facility to help her son. However, she became "the victim of a merciless robbery that continues to haunt her to this day."

“Seven hours later, the money disappeared. The son was still behind bars. And the 69-year-old mother was in the hospital's emergency department, ”the source notes.

As Shapiro said in court, she was persecuted twice “for her mission of maternal mercy” on May 10 of 2016.

The first case occurred when employees of the Department of Correctional Services colluded with bandits to steal her money.

This was followed by the concealment of a crime. Since, as she explained, correctional department officials allegedly slowed down the investigation of the still unsolved crime.

Shapiro, an 69-year-old psychotherapist, now suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and painful memories of the attack.

What happened

According to lawyer Shapiro, the woman was repeatedly pushed into the wall, beating and leaving to suffer, while prison officials watched what was happening, without interfering and not offering any help.

Shapiro, for her part, shared the details of this terrible day.

“They came and started screaming,” the woman said of the two attackers. “The first guy was tall. I saw the man behind him walking towards me. I thought that he had a pistol and was going to shoot me, ”Shapiro notes.

She added that everything was happening in slow motion.

“He hit me from behind and my head hit the wall. I see a red flash from a stun gun and he shoves it between my ribs on the right side. In fact, he breaks my rib, ”says the woman.

Shapiro remembered that two criminals - one in a red hooded jacket, the other in a baseball cap - went straight to her and her bag.

“This is not surprising: Shapiro, who wanted to rescue her son, told the correctional officers several times that she had $ 30 in cash,” the court records say.

The woman recalls how, during her long wait, at least 15 people were released on bail without delay. At the same time, employees of the correctional institution claimed that they were expecting some necessary documents.

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According to the lawyer, one employee insistently suggested that Shapiro go shopping instead of waiting inside the institution. “It was an obvious attempt to get rid of her before the crime was solved,” the source notes.

Instead, the woman was left to wait for a decision on her case inside the prison.

How did the prison staff

The court documents say that the employees of the correctional institution, having witnessed the attack on Shapiro, called the police only after 80 minutes.

By that time, the scammers had escaped with her money, and the woman was hospitalized. She, lying on the street, was seen by a passing lawyer and dialed 911.

Despite the injuries, the desperate mother left the hospital the next day to borrow another $ 30 from relatives and returned to the scene of the crime, this time successfully rescuing her son.

Investigation

Her lawyer, Gerard Bilotto, "struggled" tried to get a video of the moment of the attack from the department of correctional facilities. He managed to get only the “15 harmless minutes of seven hours” that he was looking for.

At the same time, Bilotto said that both he and Shapiro, along with detectives in the Fifth Division, had previously watched the video of the attack, and a police report confirmed that there were cameras in this place.

“The Department of Corrections also obstructed the NYPD investigation by refusing to allow employee witnesses to be present for interrogation. This led to a long delay in bringing the case to court, ”notes Bilotto.

Both parties are due to return to court next month.

"There is a serious cover-up going on here," said an outraged lawyer who filed a lawsuit on behalf of Shapiro in April 2017. “I think they set her up. Nobody was arrested at all. And it is simply impossible to try to get any information from these people. They won't give you anything. "

NYPD asked anyone with information on this case to report via the hotline, tel .: (800) 577-TIPS or www.nypdcrimestoppers.com.

The Department of Correctional Services, in turn, sent a request for comment to the city legal department, where the representative rejected Shapiro's demands.

“The plaintiff has not substantiated any of these allegations,” said a spokesman. "We will learn more about what actually happened when we start solving (crimes - Ed.)."

However, Shapiro’s lawyer claims in court documents that the New York police have already clarified what happened.

“The NYPD investigation showed that the perpetrators knew about Ms. Shapiro and the cash she had on her, as there was a link between the perpetrators and the Department of Corrections,” he said in court earlier this year.

However, according to a source, the department of correctional institutions “prevented trained police investigators from interrogating any of the employees of their department, thereby disrupting the entire investigation process.”

The victim, in turn, continues to suffer from injuries - both physical and psychological, visiting the psychiatric ward.

“My life has changed because of all this. I cannot travel. I cannot get on the plane. I'm afraid to walk down the street on my own. I have a fast heartbeat. I'm amazed at how long it takes, ”she said.