“I was literally just walking and this guy came up to me and punched me in the face,” influencer Harry McGookin said through tears.
video Describing the attack on her that had just occurred on the streets of New York City, reported today. “Oh my god, it hurts so much. I can’t even talk.”
McGookin added that he was punched and fell to the ground in the clip, which Today reported has been viewed more than 35 million times. She then pointed to a bump on the top right side of her head, the paper noted.
she is not alone.
This month, dozens of women were left in fear after being assaulted in broad daylight on the streets of Manhattan, saying they were beaten by men.
McGookin, known online as Halley Kate, said in an article:
follow up video Today reported that she was walking down the sidewalk looking down at her phone to send a text when she was struck by a man walking his dog. — I don’t know if he hit me or elbowed me. He literally passed out, so he doesn’t remember much. ”
The newspaper added that when she tried to stand up, the man ran away “screaming” at her.
NBC News pays attention Videos of women reporting similar attacks have increased in the last week. One woman was walking home from her class when she was attacked, she said. Another time she was on her way to her job. While she was walking her dog, something else happened.
The news network quoted a police spokesperson as saying whether the attack reflects an increase in violent crimes against women in the city, or whether police are taking additional steps to ensure the safety of women. added that he refused to answer.
A 25-year-old woman said she was walking out of the Times Square subway station at 7th Avenue and West 42nd Street on Saturday when a man punched her in the head, NBC News reported. The victim told the news network that he took video of the man leaving, and police posted a poster saying the suspect was wanted for assault.
The woman said on TikTok that the “traumatic” experience “will haunt her for the rest of her life.” [her] NBC News added, “We’ve always been careful when walking at night, but now we have to be careful when walking during the day as well.”
‘Out of nowhere’
The news network also quoted Mikayla Toninato, a fashion design student at Parsons College, as saying:
TikTok videos He said he was punched in the face as he left class in Manhattan, looking down and texting on his cell phone.
“This guy came out of nowhere and punched me in the face,” she said in the video, which showed a bruise under one eye, according to NBC News.
“He hit me right in the cheekbone,” Toninato told “Today” on Thursday, adding that “it didn’t hurt as bad as a concussion,” and that mentally it was “really, really tough,” according to NBC News. Ta. I think it hits me like a wave. I cried a lot because I was really scared. ”
Another woman reported being hit by a man, but he apologized before hitting her, the news network said.
“I literally got hit by a guy on the sidewalk,” she said in an interview.
TikTok videosNBC News reported. “He said, ‘I’m sorry,’ and hit me on the head.”
Police told the news network that the incident occurred at approximately 11:48 a.m. on March 17th while the woman was walking her dog in the area of Kenmare Street and Mulberry Street, adding: “No injuries were reported as a result of this incident. ” he said.
According to NBC News, in the updates the woman posted to herself,
TikTok account She added, “I wasn’t looking down at my phone. I was literally walking my dog across the street from my building to the dog park. I saw that guy. He looked at me a little bit. He kind of walked towards me and I didn’t think anything of it. Then he said, ‘I’m sorry,’ and hit me and then he was gone.”
“I was attacked from behind.”
Sarah Harvard, 30, added:
Posted on Tuesday on X She was walking near the Delancey Street and Essex Street stations on the Lower East Side when she was hit in the back of the head on March 19, she said.
“I wasn’t answering the phone. I was walking somewhere and I got attacked from behind,” she told NBC News. “So it’s really a violation that I didn’t see that happening, and there was actually nothing I could have done to prevent it from happening.”
Harvard University told the news network that since the attack, she has felt “a prickling, throbbing sensation” in her head, adding that she has experienced nausea, headaches, dizziness and blurred vision.
More from NBC News:
Harvard University said it did not initially go to police because it thought it was an isolated incident and authorities might ignore it. She said she plans to file a police report after learning that more women are coming forward online saying they have been assaulted.
Since the attack, she has felt unsafe in the city she calls home, according to Harvard University.
“What’s really unbearable is that endless feeling right now, feeling like you’re in danger, always on guard, always looking over your shoulder,” she told the news network. “This anxiety is also manifesting itself physically. I slept for two hours last night. I slept for four hours the night before. It’s hard to breathe and my chest is so tight.”
arrest
Skibokie Stra, 40, of Brooklyn, was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of assault, NBC News reported, citing police. The attack in which the news organization reported that Strah was arrested is the same attack that Today reported on, referring to McGookin.
Image source: YouTube screenshot
Image source: YouTube screenshot
More from NBC News:
Mr. Stra has been seeking public office in New York since 2021, according to public records. He participated in the New York mayoral debate in 2021 and submitted a handwritten petition to be on the New York gubernatorial ballot in 2022. Mr. Stra ran for the New York City Council District 9 seat last year, records show.
However, the news network added that Stra and the suspect wanted in connection with Saturday’s assault outside the Times Square subway station do not appear to be the same person.
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