4 thugs accused of hate-crime attack on elderly man that left victim with broken jaw

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4 thugs accused of hate-crime attack on elderly man that left victim with broken jaw

The four attackers hurled anti-LGBTQ slurs, then started to punch and kick the elderly man in the head before running off — leaving him with a broken jaw and cuts to his face and hands.

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4 thugs accused of hate-crime attack on elderly man that left victim with broken jaw​

By
Jorge Fitz-Gibbon



Published Oct. 8, 2023, 12:16 p.m. ET

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The NYPD on Sunday released photos of four cowardly thugs wanted in the Friday hate-crime beating in Chelsea that left a 72-year-old man with a broken jaw.


The attack occurred around 10:15 p.m. at West 17th Street and Ninth Avenue in Manhattan when the suspects converged on the victim shouting anti-LGBTQ slurs, according to police.


The four then started to punch and kick the elderly man in the head before running off — leaving him with a broken jaw and cuts to his face and hands.


The victim went to a local hospital on his own after the attack.


All four suspects ran into a building at 420 West 19th Street after leaving the battered victim on the ground and are still on the loose, according to police.

The NYPD is looking for these four men in the Friday night hate-crime beating of a 72-year-old man in Chelsea. NYPD

The four suspects converged on an elderly man around 10:15 p.m. Friday at this intersection of West 17th Street and Ninth Avenue in Manhattan.Google Maps
The NYPD Hate Crime Task Force is investigating.





Anyone with information about the assailants is asked to call the NYPD Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS or at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org.

 

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Three baby-faced teens charged in NYC hate-crime beating of 72-year-old man

Three teenagers as young as 13 were arrested Monday and charged in the unprovoked hate-crime beating of a 72-year-old man in Chelsea on Friday night while shouting anti-LGBTQ slurs, cops said.

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Cops have nabbed three baby-faced thugs​

Three baby-faced teens charged in NYC hate-crime beating of 72-year-old man​

By
Jorge Fitz-Gibbon

Published Oct. 9, 2023, 6:30 p.m. ET


Cops have nabbed three baby-faced thugs accused of hurling anti-LGBTQ slurs at a 72-year-old man while beating him in Chelsea on Friday, the NYPD announced Monday.
The trio of boys — ages 16, 14 and 13 — are charged with gang assault, assault as a hate crime and criminal possession of a weapon for the unprovoked attack around 10:15 p.m. at West 17th Street and Ninth Avenue in Manhattan, police said.
Police said they screamed anti-gay insults while punching and kicking the man.
The victim, who suffered a broken jaw and cuts to his face and hands in the assault, was able to make it to a local hospital, where he was treated for the injuries.
The NYPD on Sunday released photos of four teens who were wanted in the violent incident.
It is unclear if cops are still looking for a fourth suspect.

The NYPD on Sunday released surveillance photos of four teens sought in the Friday night hate-crime beating of a 72-year-old man in Chelsea. NYPD

The teen suspects converged on an elderly man around 10:15 p.m. Friday at the intersection of West 17th Street and Ninth Avenue in Manhattan.Google Maps

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The suspect’s names were not released because they are minors.


Police said they fled the scene of the attack and ran into a building at 420 West 19th Street.


The incident was investigated by the NYPD Hate Crime Task Force.