Gang of Punks Beat Elderly Woman with Her Own Cane, All Because She Looked at Them, Police Say

By Jared Harris

Published August 31, 2019 at 12:14pm

A brutally violent encounter between an elderly woman and a gang of punks has the New York City Police Department on the hunt for the group responsible.

The assault, which happened in broad daylight in Queens earlier this month, was apparently sparked because the 67-year-old woman locked eyes with one of her alleged assailants.

According to WNBC, the woman said one of the teens claimed she was staring at the group.

“The violent, yet seemingly random, attack happened Aug. 4 in Jamaica and included the group hurling insults, profanities and even laughing at the woman — all after the group and the woman locked eyes, law enforcement sources say,” WNBC reported.

After a short argument, the teens allegedly began their attack. The gang surrounded the elderly woman, pushing and insulting her.

Soon, one grabbed her cane as she desperately clung to it. After the teen wrestled it from her grasp, the gang turned the walking aid on its owner, unleashing blow after painful blow.

Video of the encounter shows the unsettling, ultra-violent nature of the assault.

Underscoring the senseless brutality of the attack, the punks only stole a single cell phone before making their escape, police say.

Despite the viciousness she endured, the woman issued a defiant statement that shows she has more courage than the entire gang combined. “I’m not afraid of them,” she told WNBC.

“I don’t want people to be afraid of these kind of people. I want them to step up, because otherwise it won’t stop.”

Residents of the neighborhood where the assault occurred say there has been an increase in crimes, especially those committed by young people.

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Poster Comment:

When we lived in Chicago, we went on a hit on the LKs. Six guys walked around the corner. A couple of minutes later they came running back around the corner. The Ricans were right behind them. They caught one guy and started to hit him in the head with a cane that had a crown on the end. He reached up and grabbed them by their fro's and mashed their faces into the brick wall. I was the wheel man. I hollered, "Is everyone in?" I took off. This Rican wanted to put a crutch across my windshield I flicked the steering wheel and sent him flying. I flew around the corner. One guy was hanging onto the back of the Blazer. He went flying off. He got up and starts running. I made U-turn in middle of intersection to pick him up. The guy that they were hitting with the cane beat us back home on foot and that was ten blocks away.