Edited by TJV News
A suspect knocked a woman to the ground on a New York City subway platform in an alleged rape attempt in broad daylight on Saturday, according to NYPD News and reported by The NY Post
The woman was waiting for the Q train on the platform on Saturday around 11 a.m. inside the Lexington Avenue and East 63rd Street station when the suspect approached her, the New York Post reported.
A video released by the New York Police Department (NYPD) showed that the man then knocked the woman to the ground, climbed on top of her, and allegedly tried to rape her.
Other passengers in the area began forming a crowd and eventually intervened in the scuffle.
“Get off her,” members the group yelled at the attacker, according to police.
Police said the woman suffered minor injuries, but refused medical attention at the scene, AMNY reported.
The suspect Jose Reyes, was arrested on Sunday afternoon
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