In recent months, New York City has been the scene of several violent incidents against the elderly. On December 31, an individual entered an Upper West Manhattan building and, in the lobby, He also attacked a 75-year-old man from behind. In addition to kicking him, he threw him to the ground and continued to hit him there. A few weeks earlier, a security camera recorded another violent attack against another old man, this time in the East Village, who a subject collapsed from his wheelchair, beaten, to steal his belongings.
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