NEW YORK CITY, NY – On Tuesday, Fraylee Liranzo, a 26-year-old woman from Bronx, NY, was arrested and charged in relation to an assault case.
The assault was reported on Monday, around 3:10 pm, involving a 68-year-old female victim.
The victim, while talking to a group of females on the southbound platform of the #1 line at West 66 Street and Lincoln Center, was reportedly pepper-sprayed in the face by an uninvolved woman who had instructed the victim to “mind her business.” The attacker then fled on foot.
The accused, Liranzo, matches the initial description of the attacker – a woman in her 20’s, approximately 5’4″ tall, of a heavy build.
The New York City Police Department is asking anyone with additional information regarding this case to come forward and contact the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline or to submit their tips online.