Harlem community rallies in defense of woman attacked at liquor store
Several members of the Harlem community in New York City rallied on Saturday in support of a Black woman who was attacked outside of a liquor store on Jan. 18.
The 31-year-old woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, had entered a Harlem liquor store to make a purchase when three young men asked her to retrieve liquor for them, according to ABC News. After politely declining to do so, she was followed and subsequently attacked right outside of the store.
A surveillance camera captured the attack. The woman says she was punched, kicked and her face was bitten. “I was mauled, this is more than being bitten,” she said.
NBC News reports that she was also spit on during the attack. “I couldn’t believe it, it was like an animal,” she said. “That’s the only way I can put it, it was like an animal.” According to police, her $750 iPhone was stolen during the attack as well.
The police are still investigating the incident and in search for all three suspects.
The Harlem community has responded to the woman’s attack. On Saturday, a group of residents took to the Harlem streets in protest. Video of the demonstration was captured and posted on social media. In one Instagram post by Rachel Noerdlinger, the group of demonstrators is seen marching in the New York streets, chanting “Protect Black Women!”
Several members of the Harlem community in New York City rallied on Saturday in support of a Black woman who was attacked outside of a liquor store on Jan. 18.
The 31-year-old woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, had entered a Harlem liquor store to make a purchase when three young men asked her to retrieve liquor for them, according to ABC News. After politely declining to do so, she was followed and subsequently attacked right outside of the store.
A surveillance camera captured the attack. The woman says she was punched, kicked and her face was bitten. “I was mauled, this is more than being bitten,” she said.
NBC News reports that she was also spit on during the attack. “I couldn’t believe it, it was like an animal,” she said. “That’s the only way I can put it, it was like an animal.” According to police, her $750 iPhone was stolen during the attack as well.
The police are still investigating the incident and in search for all three suspects.
The Harlem community has responded to the woman’s attack. On Saturday, a group of residents took to the Harlem streets in protest. Video of the demonstration was captured and posted on social media. In one Instagram post by Rachel Noerdlinger, the group of demonstrators is seen marching in the New York streets, chanting “Protect Black Women!”