Authorities reported that A suspect was arrested for allegedly punching a 9-year-old girl in the face at Grand Central Terminal in New York City.
Jean Carlos Zarzuela, 30, is accused of assaulting the girl around 11:50 a.m. Saturday in the terminal’s dining room, CBS New York reported.
The girl was standing near her mother when Zarzuela approached them and He punched him in the face for no apparent reason before fleeing.according to the authorities.
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) police officers provided aid to the girl, who reported feeling dizzy and in pain. She was taken to a local hospital for treatment and is expected to recover, ABC7 reported.
Zarzuela is known to the MTA police department, according to PIX11. Officers were searching for him and asked for the public’s help in locating him before he was arrested Saturday night and charged with assault.
The man was captured in police custody by a FOX 5 New York camera that was at the scene.
Incidents of women being punched in New York City have increased latelywhich has generated viral warnings on TikTok.
Last month, a Brooklyn man was arrested for allegedly randomly punching a woman in New York City. Skiboky Stora, 40, was charged after being accused of hitting a 25-year-old woman in the head, injuring the left side of her face, on March 25.
He was arrested and charged with assault, the New York Police Department confirmed.
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