Caught On Video: 85-Year-Old Woman Assaulted At Bronx Apartment Building
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - An 85-year-old woman was attacked and robbed in a Bronx apartment building.
The incident was caught on camera.
Video shows the suspect first come out of the elevator and check if anyone's around. Then he goes back in to grab the victim's purse, which caused her to fall to the ground.
She was taken to the hospital for pain to her hip.
It happened Sunday afternoon near East 149th Street and Morris Avenue in the Melrose section.
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