NEW YORK — A 19-year-old girl was in a panic when a suspect followed her into an elevator in a Bronx building and demanded that she take off her pants before beating her and trying to rob her Wednesday night, police said. New York City.
The moments of terror occurred around 9:00 pm when the victim was walking and the alleged attacker followed her to the residential building located in the area of West 164th Street and Woodycrest Avenue., said the uniformed.
The suspect entered the elevator and demanded that she remove her pants, then grabbed her cell phone and hit her in the head, authorities added.
The young woman started screaming and when the elevator reached the sixth floor, the suspect threw the cellphone in the hallway and fled the scene, police said.
The victim was treated at the scene for minor head injuries.
The alleged attacker was seen wearing a blue hoodie, a black hat, black pants, black and blue sneakers, and holding a black cane.
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