New York City police are searching for a suspect they say choked a 27-year-old woman unconscious and raped her Friday afternoon in the Bronx.
Police said the attack occurred inside a residential building near West 190th Street and Davidson Avenue at approximately 3:30 p.m., the New York City Police Department (NYPD) said Saturday.
The unidentified assailant “placed the 27-year-old female victim in a chokehold until she lost consciousness & raped her,” police said.
Chilling footage of the attack, shared by NYPD’s Crime Stoppers, appears to show the woman attempting to pass the suspect near a stairwell in the building’s hallway. When she turns her back to him, he apparently swings his right arm around her neck and begins dragging her backward out of frame. Footage also seems to show the suspect in a nearby store prior to the attack, AMNY noted.
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Police said, following the rape, he fled the area heading southbound on Davidson Avenue, according to the outlet.
“Authorities say the woman also suffered cuts on her nose and mouth,” WNBC reported. “She was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment.”
Police said the suspect is a black man who donned a black hoodie, black jeans, a multi-colored du-rag, and black and white sneakers, AMNY noted. He was also in possession of a red and black backpack during the attack.
Anyone with information regarding the incident is urged to contact NYPD’s Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (8477).
The incident comes as New York City has seen an alarming jump in crime under Democratic Mayor Eric Adams’s watch. While Adams focuses on issues like women breaking into Major League Baseball — as reported by Breitbart News — crime has seen a 47.1 percent increase since he was sworn on January 1 through March 6, compared to the same period in 2021, the NYPD’s crime statistics show. Moreover, rape has seen a 31.4 percent increase this year compared to last, over the same time frame.
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