NEW YORK – A homeless man assaulted a good Samaritan who moments before had given him a coat to protect himself from the cold.
The events were reported this Wednesday on a sidewalk in Midtown, Manhattan, around 8: 40 am
Surveillance images released by media such as the New York Post and NBC 4 show when the victim, a 41-year-old man, covers the homeless man, identified as Xavier Israel, with his coat while he is lying in front of the 476 Fifth Avenue.
Next, the attacker grabs him by the shirt and throws him to the ground until he snatches the wallet from his pants.
Victim and perpetrator struggle until the beggar runs away.
Israel was arrested shortly after on the street 41 West and Fifth Avenue.
According to the newspaper’s report, officers discovered They were that the homeless man carried $1,500 dollars.
The suspect faces charges of assault, robbery and grand theft.
This is not the first time that Israel has allegedly carried it out against people seeking to help it. A WNBC report indicates that on January 8, Israel punched a woman in the face after she offered him help. In addition, the man is linked to an attack, on January 2, in Central Park on a man and a woman, both from 18 years. In connection with this latest incident, the suspect was charged with assault.