Suspect in Mugging of 101-Year-Old Found
NEW YORK (AP) - A suspect in the mugging last month of a 101-year-old woman with a walker was arrested on Friday on drug charges, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said.
Kelly said the 44-year-old man had been wanted for questioning in the vicious attack—captured on a surveillance tape—and another robbery of an 85-year-old woman.
The videotape of the March 4 attack on 101-year-old Rose Morat shows her trying to leave her apartment building to go to church.
The mugger, holding onto a bicycle, pretends to help her get through the vestibule. Then he turns to grab Morat's head, delivers three hard punches to her face and swipes her purse. The dazed victim tries to reach for her purse when the mugger hits her again, pushing her and her walker to the ground.
He got away with $33 and Morat's house keys. She suffered a fractured cheekbone and spent time in the hospital.
I hope he gets severely raped in prison.
