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Hate Crime Attack Near Parkchester Station


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice

January 15, 2023


BRONX - A woman was viciously assaulted in a hate crime at a grocery store across from Parkchester. The suspect was last seen wearing plastic bags on his feet.


At around 11:30 am on January 13, a 25-year-old woman was inside the grocery store at 120 Hugh Grant Circle. A stranger walked up to her, spat an anti-gay remark at her and then smashed her in the mouth with a closed fist. The woman fell to the floor.


The attacker fled on foot. An investigation revealed that the suspect walked across the street and hopped on a northbound Number 6 train.


The NYPD Hate Crime task force is investigating.


The victim was treated for minor injuries by EMS at the scene.


Police released surveillance video from inside the grocery store. The suspect is a man with a dark complexion who is six feet tall and is in his 30s. He was last seen wearing a white hooded sweatshirt with plastic bags around his feet, dark color pants wearing a mask.


Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 


All calls are strictly confidential.

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