Woman Attacked, Hit in Head with Hammer in Downtown Yonkers

NEW YORK, NY – At approximately 4:18 PM in the area of 25 Prospect Street, a female suspect approached a female victim from behind and struck her in the head with a ball-peen hammer; the suspect was taken into custody and the victim was transported to a local area hospital with a head laceration and is expected to recover. Both parties were known to each other and the incident appears to be domestic in nature; charges are pending against the suspect.