An epidemic of women being randomly punched in the face in New York City is sweeping through an increasingly dystopian city, and Democratic leaders are doing nothing to stop it.
at least Seven In recent weeks, women have come forward to say they were randomly assaulted while walking in Manhattan and other boroughs.
The most recent incident occurred on Tuesday, when 33-year-old Franz Giudy allegedly assaulted 57-year-old Dulce Pichardo in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. according to ABC 7 to New York.
Picardo suffered a broken jaw, multiple facial fractures, permanent lip damage and lost three teeth, she told the outlet. She will need to have wires closed in her jaw and will only be able to take in fluids for six weeks, according to ABC.
According to ABC, Judy was charged with misdemeanor assault, a crime that is non-bailable in New York and will result in her being released back on the street.
“Every time I see a man, I cross,” Pichardo told ABC. “I’m not going to get close to anyone. I’m very scared. I’ve told my son where we’re going and I want him to walk with me.”
According to ABC, Judy has been arrested seven times on assault charges.
Halley Kate, a popular influencer with more than 1 million followers on TikTok, shared a similar experience in a TikTok video on Monday that has been viewed nearly 50 million times.
“Guys, I was literally just walking and a guy came up to me and punched me in the face. Oh my god, it hurts so much I can’t even talk,” she claimed in the video.
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Her confession prompted many other popular female influencers to share their stories.
The next day, Mikayla Toninato shared a similar video, noting that after she told her friends about her assault, they told her about her encounter with Halley.
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At least two other TikTokers have shared similar stories of assaults that happened in the past six to seven weeks. (Related: Bethenny Frankel breaks her silence after being punched in the face in New York)
This is really funny, there are so many women getting punched in the face all over tiktok in new york.I don’t know if they’re all the same person. Some of her stories seem a little different, but some seem similar. pic.twitter.com/2rE7iEudCH
— Yonmi Mayer (@ymmayer) March 26, 2024
Police arrested Halley’s alleged assailant on Wednesday, and 40-year-old Skibokie Stra was taken into custody and charged with assault on Wednesday. according to to the New York Post.
Stra is likely not the only suspect in the growing number of assaults on women in the Big Apple.
Failed political candidate and alleged attacker Skiboky Scola poses for a video on his YouTube channel. Screenshot/YouTube/Sukiboky!
Police arrested another suspect, 30-year-old Malik Mia, in Greenwich Village on Thursday on suspicion of assaulting Toninato, ABC 7 News reports.
Mia was also charged with misdemeanor assault, which is also non-bailable, so she was released to the general public on supervised release, ABC reported.
The city’s lax bail reform laws have come under fire recently after the arrest of suspect Guy Rivera, who was reportedly arrested 21 times. shot He then killed New York City police officer Jonathan Diller.
Many, including former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, have criticized current city and state leadership for implementing bail reform, which critics say has led to an increase in violence. are doing.
“The White House called Mayor Adams, one of the people who made this happen, for failing to get bail reform done. He had three years to get it done,” Giuliani said. Said Friday Newsmax.
He also criticized Speaker Carl Heastie, “one of the stupidest and stupidest members of the New York State Legislature,” claiming he “said yesterday that punishment does not deter crime.”
Mr Heastie appeared to support that position when speaking to reporters on Tuesday. “I don’t think increasing penalties will ever deter crime,” Heastie said, according to the New York Post. report.
“Well, what I would suggest to the semi-informed people is that punishment deters crime,” Giuliani told NewsMax. “if [Guy Rivera] Officer Diller would still be alive if he had been in prison. ”
