An undaunted 71-year-old woman gave a group of teenagers who tried to rob her on their way to church on New Year's Day a taste of their own medicine.
A brave straphanger fought off four teenage women who punched and stomped her during an attempted robbery on a New York City subway. The robbery is the latest in a series of crimes in the Big Apple's crime-ridden transportation network.
NYPD and officials said the victim was on his way to a church service in Brooklyn around 6 p.m. on New Year's Day when he got off the No. 3 train at Hoyt Station, only to be attacked by a group of teenage boys. It is said that new york post Report.
Four women are wanted for assaulting a 71-year-old man on the New York City subway. (New York City Police Department)
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According to police, the four suspects tried to steal the woman's bag and assaulted her. The NYPD released a video of the group smiling as they passed through the subway turnstiles, but police say they remain at large. They asked for the public's help in tracking them down.
The woman, identified by the newspaper as East New York resident Linda Rosa, was adamant that she would never be robbed and gave the newspaper details of the disturbing attack.
Rosa said that when one of the teens tried to grab her purse, the other teen also tried to touch it with his sticky fingers before asking the older teen if he wanted to fight.
The first teen then punched Rosa in the face, knocking her glasses to the floor, while the second teen took Rosa's pocket pouch, which contained her identification and medical records. It is said that it was successful.
“I was still wrestling with the first one,” Rosa told the Post. “Then I tried to kick her between the legs and my leg didn't extend far enough. I think that's why I fell. I fell and then she stepped on me. Ta.”
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Rosa said she fought back because she feared a law that disrespected teenagers would step on her head.
“So I immediately stood up, grabbed her braid, put it in my right hand, and pulled her down. She had her head down,” Rosa said. “Then the other young woman said, 'Let me go.' And I said, 'Oh, no, I'm not going to let her go.'
The brave senior yelled for someone to help her, and the second teenager came to pick her up again.
“So out of nowhere I grabbed her hair and wrapped it around my left hand,” Rosa said. “That's why I turned them both face down…”[like] They ram into each other as they prepare for battle. ”
Rosa said two other teens yelled for them to be let go, and Rosa screamed for help.
Eventually, the senior cuts them to pieces, and the stunned teens rush out of the subway.
Rosa then went to the nearby Brooklyn Tabernacle Church, where staff treated her and called 911, the newspaper said.
Police told FOX News Digital that the victim suffered minor injuries and was taken by ambulance to Brooklyn Hospital Center in stable condition.
Police are investigating the Coney Island/Stilwell Avenue station in Brooklyn after a woman was set on fire while riding a subway car on December 22, 2024. (Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images)
She told the Post she was thankful they were unarmed and that the terrifying ordeal did not cause a heart attack.
Nevertheless, she said she forgives them.
“They don't know what they're doing,” Rosa told the Post. “They don't know what they've done. It's just teenagers doing stupid things.”
She said no one is safe on New York City's subways or streets these days.
”It can happen to anyone,” Rosa said. “Right now we're seeing older people being attacked. Anywhere – it could happen anywhere, at any station. You could be walking down the street. You could be crossing the street. yeah.”
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The attack came a day after a 45-year-old man was thrown by an oncoming subway train in Manhattan. He suffered a head injury but was miraculously listed in stable condition.
Days earlier, police said an illegal immigrant from Guatemala had brutally set a fire on a subway train in Brooklyn, New York, burning a woman to death.
The crime occurred despite New York Governor Cathy Hochul touting the subway system as safe.
