the deaf woman who is 59 falling onto nyc subway tracks on her way to church was hit in the head by a homeless man '' who was arrested 4 days earlier for ''sucker-punching
A deaf woman fell onto the subway tracks in New York City after she was hit in the head by a homeless man who had been arrested for sucker-punching another victim just four days earlier.
Xing Zhou, 59, was on her way to church when a man hit her in the head at 10am Sunday morning at Manhattan's Union Square subway station. She lost her balance during the attack and fell onto the tracks.
Two bystanders helped Zhou off the tracks and waited with her until help arrived. She was taken to the hospital and given medication for her pain.
Police later arrested Vladimir Pierre, 41, who is accused of sucker punching another woman four days ago at a different subway station.
Xing Zhou, 59, was on her way to church when a man hit her in the head at 10am Sunday morning at Manhattan's Union Square subway station
Police arrested Vladimir Pierre, 41, who is accused of sucker punching Xing Zhou, 59, at the Union Square subway station while she was on her way to church Sunday
With the help of a sign language interpreter, Zhou shared her harrowing experience with Eyewitness News.
Zhou said she suffered a knock to her head as a result from the fall, in addition to hurting her leg and her back.
The suspect hit Zhou so hard that she said her glasses fell off.
The alleged attacker, who is described as homeless, was only given a desk appearance ticket and released shortly after.
'That's a problem,' Zhou told reporters, 'He's injuring people and causing pain. My head still hurts. I'm still in pain.'
Zhou said she's unsure if Pierre directed any anti-Asian slurs at her on account of her not being able to hear.
Despite the terrifying and random attack, Zhou said she will continue riding the subway.
In August, a similar incident occurred at the same subway station, where a homeless man was caught striking a victim in the back of the head with a hammer
NYPD officers at the Union Square subway station in New York, U.S., on Friday, July 2, 2021
In August, a similar incident occurred at the same subway station, where a homeless man was caught striking a victim in the back of the head with a hammer, before leaving him bleeding on the platform after the victim looked at him in the 'wrong way.'
Police arrested 41-year-old Jamar Newton from Brooklyn and charged him with assault, reckless endangerment, criminal possession of a weapon and robbery.
That incident occurred one day after another woman was randomly attacked on a subway platform and beaten with a metal pole while waiting for the G train.
According to latest NYPD crime statistics, shootings were up 5.3 per cent during the week of August 23-29, compared to the same time last year.
Rape and felony assault rates were also up about 5 per cent, but the number of murders slipped 1.3 per cent, compared to August 2020.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has lashed out at the state's criminal justice system, blaming soaring crime rates in the Big Apple on a dramatically reduced number of trial verdicts, which he slammed as 'unacceptable.'
A spokesperson for the court system responded by accusing the mayor of 'gaslighting' the public in an attempt to shift the blame for the crime epidemic.