Police released photos of the two suspects (pictured) who allegedly attacked an 82-year-old woman in the Bronx earlier this month
Police have arrested two suspects who cowardly punched and kicked an 82-year-old woman as she walked along East 212 earlier this monthth Street in the Bronx.
William Ballinger, 32, of East 219th Street, and Tamme Moore, 32, of East 212th Street, allegedly approached the elderly woman from behind and then attacked her at around 7:05 p.m. on August 2.
The pair allegedly struck the woman multiple times and then threw her to the ground. They then repeatedly stomped on her, police said, before fleeing the scene on foot, heading east on 212th Street toward Holland Avenue.
Emergency medical services took the victim to NYC Health and Hospitals/Jacobi in stable condition. It is unclear what prompted the attack.
Both are charged with two counts of assault – one count is second-degree assault for injury to a victim age 65 or older, the other count is third-degree assault.
