In a shocking revelation, several women have shared TikTok videos recounting horrific incidents of being unpredictably punched by strangers. These incidents occured in New York City. As per New York Post, at least two such assaults during broad daylight were reported to the police this week. Halley Kate, a social media influencer with 1.1 million followers, shared a video following one of the assaults. She described how the attack caused her to fall to the ground and lose consciousness. The case is being investigated.
“You guys, I was literally just walking, and a man came up and punched me in the face. Oh my God, it was so bad, I can’t even talk,” Kate said. Kate did not provide specific details about the time or location of the alleged incident. However, her video narrating the experience seemed to be filmed on 7th Avenue, situated between West 15th and 16th streets in Chelsea.
A few hours later, Mikayla Toninato, a student at Parsons School of Design in Greenwich Village, tagged Kate in a post, sharing a similar narrative. “Just got punched in the face, walking home. I was literally like leaving class, I turned the corner and I was looking down and I was looking at my phone, and texting, and then, out of nowhere, this man just came up and hit me in the face,” she wrote. Toninato said the attack took place at West 14th Street and 5th Avenue in Manhattan.
On March 17, another woman, Oliva Brand used the platform to recount a similar encounter, as depicted in a video recorded on Mulberry Street in Nolita. “I literally got punched in the head on the sidewalk. He goes, ‘Sorry,’ and then punches me – in the head. Holy crap, what the hell just happened? Oh my God,” Brand said.
Similarly, on March 17, a 25-year-old woman was walking her dog just before noon at the intersection of Kenmare and Mulberry streets when she was “punched in the head by an unknown individual,” as per officials responding to inquiries about Brand’s video. Police indicated that it was uncertain whether the incidents were linked.
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