A Brooklyn man has been arrested for allegedly randomly punching a woman in New York City. This is one of a series of similar attacks in recent days that have led to virus warnings on TikTok.
Skibokie Stra, 40, was arrested on March 25 on suspicion of punching a 25-year-old woman in the head, causing injuries to the left side of her face. The suspect was arrested Wednesday and charged with assault, New York City police confirmed. .
Within the past 10 days, several young female victim posted on TikTok about the terrifying moment he was approached and punched by a stranger.
Social media influencer Harry Kate, who has 1.1 million TikTok followers, was among those who posted a video of herself in hysterics after hitting her head.
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Skiboky Stora, 40, appeared in court on assault charges for an incident that allegedly occurred on March 25, 2024. (Pool via Curtis Means for Daily Mail)
“I was literally just walking and this guy came up to me and punched me in the face,” she said through tears.
Stra is no stranger to the NYPD. He was arrested on December 7, 2023 for three previous assaults that occurred from late summer to early fall of the same year.
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TikToker Harry Kate was punched in the face by a stranger on a New York City sidewalk. (TikTok: @halleykate)
Stra is accused of punching a 17-year-old boy in the neck while walking his dog near Eighth Avenue and 17th Avenue on September 20th.
On October 26, Stra was walking his dog again when he allegedly elbowed a 37-year-old teacher on his way to work for no apparent reason. The incident allegedly occurred at 8 a.m. in the 399 block of West 17th Street.
The attack took place on the streets of New York City. (FOX News Photo/Joshua Commins)
At 9:20 a.m. on Nov. 18, Sutra allegedly chased a man and woman into a building near the intersection of Fifth Avenue and East 15th Street while shouting things like “I’m going to kill you.” He was charged with hate crime harassment.
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Stra is currently represented by attorney Jeffrey David Linehan, who told Fox News Digital that he would not comment on his client’s arrest.
FOX News’ Angelica Stabile contributed to this report.
