NYPD Arrests 16-Year-Old Girl for Allegedly Assaulting Asian Woman on Subway

A 16-year-old girl has been arrested in Manhattan for allegedly assaulting an Asian woman who was traveling with her family on a subway train, and a bystander who recorded the incident in a now-viral video.
NYPD Arrests 16-Year-Old Girl for Allegedly Assaulting Asian Woman on Subway
A subway train arrives in a station in New York City on May 17, 2021. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images
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A 16-year-old girl has been arrested in Manhattan for allegedly assaulting an Asian woman who was traveling with her family on a subway train, and a bystander who recorded the incident in a now-viral video.

The teenager reportedly surrendered herself to the NYPD on Aug. 8. She was charged with two counts of assault, and her identity was concealed owing to her young age, according to the New York Post.
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