Three black teens, two 16 and one 17-yr-old, attacked a 52-year-old Hispanic woman earlier this month, punching her in the back of the head and then kicking her until her ribs were broken as she lay defenseless on the ground. The teens have now been arrested and are being charged with third-degree assault. The woman is still struggling with shortness of breath as she heals and is also having nightmares about the attack.
While these thugs didn’t steal anything from the woman during, the cops are refusing to call it part of the so-called ‘knockout game’, rather suggesting it might be a case of mistaken identity. But I just wonder, how does that help anything? Personally, I believe they just don’t want to scare the community into thinking they aren’t safe.
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NBC NEW YORK – Three Long Island teens have been arrested after allegedly punching and kicking a 52-year-old woman earlier this month, causing a concussion and broken ribs, police say.
The woman was walking along MacArthur Avenue in Brentwood on March 7 when she was punched in the back of the head, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. When she fell to the ground, the teen suspects continued their assault, kicking the woman in the abdomen
The suspects did not steal anything, police say.
The woman was taken to the hospital after the attack, where she was treated for the broken bones and concussion, police say.
All three teens were charged with third-degree assault and are set to be arraigned on Tuesday. Two of them are 16 and the other is 17, according to investigators.