Man chokes 6-year-old girl, steals necklaces in Brooklyn

Man chokes 6-year-old girl, steals necklaces in Brooklyn

A man choked a terrified 6-year-old girl while stealing her and her sister’s gold necklaces in Brooklyn, according to police. The necklaces were birthday gifts from their mother. In addition, the incident occurred near Eastern Parkway and Ralph Avenue in Crown Heights.

The NYPD released images of the suspect. He approached a 14-year-old girl and her little sister Wednesday in their apartment building. The older girl recounted that they were on their way home from school when the man cornered them in the building’s lobby. He was demanding their necklaces.

“The man grabbed me by the neck, and then my sister looked, and she started getting scared,” the 14-year-old told ABC 7. “I didn’t have time. … I couldn’t react. I only looked at my sister, and she was screaming.”

The suspect choked the 6-year-old girl while snatching her necklace. After that, he then took the older sister’s jewelry before fleeing. Both girls were taken to Maimonides Medical Center. Currently, they both are in stable condition.

The suspect is described as between twenty-five to forty years old. In addition, he is approximately 5 feet 8 inches tall, with dark hair tied in a ponytail. He was seen wearing a white t-shirt and carrying a Target shopping bag. It was from which he took out a gray hooded sweatshirt to cover himself.

Source: NY Post

Man chokes 6-year-old girl, steals necklaces in Brooklyn