A suspect fled after allegedly covering a Big Apple woman’s face with a sock, breaking her jaw and knocking out several teeth. The suspect has a rap sheet of Sucker Punch assaults similar to her own name and a long history of mental illness. She learned post.
Franz Giudy, 33, was arrested Tuesday night after he allegedly punched Brooklyn school bus aide Dulce Pisciardo, 57, in the face while she was walking home from work in Crown Heights, police said.
Despite the victim’s serious injuries, Jeudy was arrested by a Brooklyn judge after the repeat offender was charged with misdemeanor counts of third-degree assault, attempted assault, and harassment, all of which are non-bailable. He was released on supervised release.
“This is terrible. I don’t want this to happen to anyone else,” Pisciardo, who was bruised, told the Post on Friday.
“He shouldn’t be free,” she added. “They know he’s dangerous. You can’t have people outside that are that dangerous.”
Police officials said the suspect’s rap sheet includes previous arrests for two other random punch attacks, one against a law enforcement officer and one against a law enforcement officer. This is against security guards.
Officials said he was arrested on misdemeanor assault charges after punching a Department of Homeless Services employee in the face at the Manhattan Psychiatric Center on Randall Island in July 2018.
The police officer had just gotten off duty and was driving out of the parking lot when Judy swung at him from the window. The punch left the officer with bruises, a laceration to his left eye, a cut to his nose and a chipped tooth.
He was then charged with third-degree assault again after punching a security guard in the face at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center in January 2019, officials said.
The guard was attacked after asking Judy to move and suffered cuts to his upper and lower lips.
Both misdemeanor assault charges were dismissed in August 2019 after Jeudy was deemed unfit to stand trial because of his apparent history of schizophrenia, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.
It was not immediately clear whether he needed to seek psychological help as a result.
But as a result of those assaults, Jeudy was referred to the NYPD’s Joint Response Unit in 2020, a specialized crisis intervention team made up of police officers and licensed mental health professionals, sources said. Stated.
If requested, this unit can be called upon as backup in the event of a report of an emotionally disturbed person. The referral will be listed on Judy’s rap sheet, meaning the police officer, court official, or district attorney responsible for his detail will be notified of his detail. Mental health history, sources said.
Authorities say they have responded to several 911 calls requesting assistance for Judy dating back to at least 2013.
In several of these instances, Judy told police and emergency services that she had schizophrenia and was off her medication.
His latest victim, Pischardo, has revealed that he is currently in constant fear and has called on police to crack down on the crime as similar sucker punch attacks continue to occur across the city. The details of his career were revealed.
“This happens to a lot of women,” said the mother of three, whose jaw will have to be wired shut for the next six weeks due to an injury.
“Right now it’s dangerous for all women. We’re not safe. Everyone’s scared to go out now because you don’t know who’s going to hit you.”
“This is the first time I don’t feel safe in New York,” she added.
“We know there are a lot of people with mental health issues, and they shouldn’t be on the streets. We can’t pay for it because we’re not doing anything.”
On the same day Pichardo was assaulted, just before 1 p.m., an unidentified man approached a 24-year-old Flatiron woman and punched her in the head with a clenched fist, police said.
The suspect fled on foot, but the victim refused medical treatment.
Both incidents followed disturbing incidents in which women were randomly punched while walking in the Big Apple.
Harry Kate, an influencer with 1.1 million followers on TikTok, posted a video on Monday in which she said she was assaulted so severely that she lost consciousness.
“Guys, I was literally just walking and this guy came up to me and punched me in the face,” a tearful Kate said in a video on the social media platform.
On Wednesday, police announced that investigators had arrested Skillocki Storey, 40, a repeat offender with an extensive criminal record, in connection with Sucker Punch.
Another woman, Mikayla Toninato, who announced on her TikTok profile that she attended Parsons School of Design in Greenwich Village, shared a similar horrifying ordeal on the social media app on Monday.
“I just got punched in the face on my way home,” the TikToker claimed, later adding that the assault happened at West 14th Street and Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. “I literally felt like I was leaving class and I turned the corner and looked down and looked at my phone and texted, and out of nowhere this guy comes and punches me in the face. .”
Earlier this month, another woman named Oliva Brand shared a horrifying story on TikTok.
“I literally got hit in the head on the sidewalk,” Bland said of the March 17 assault on Mulberry Street in Nolita.
“He said, ‘I’m sorry,’ and hit me in the head. What the hell happened? Oh my god.”
Meanwhile, following Tuesday’s assault on Pisciardo, the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office announced that it is currently considering whether to upgrade Judy’s assault charge to a felony.
“This was a horrific incident of unprovoked violence, and we are investigating this incident and all possible charges, including felony assault,” a spokesperson for the prosecutor’s office told the Post.
