The disconcerting series ofassaultshas since prompted warnings and growing speculations, with women pointing to similarities and narrowed locations.
Police have since made an arrest pointing to a one-man crime (updated March 28 08:20 CET).
Oh my God, it was so bad.
I cant even talk.
She recalled: I just got punched in the face walking home.
He goes, Sorry, and then punches me in the head.
Holy cr*p. What the hell just happened?
This is the third time in six months that the man has been arrested, according to the NYPD.
It is still not entirely certain whether the incidents were all connected or not.
Nevertheless, the culprit (or multiple perpetrators) have displayed very similar methods.
A lot of these women shared similar descriptions of the man who punched them (and me).
I distinctively remember that he was wearing a knit hat and was wearing a denim jacket and jeans.
Most of these women say that they were looking at their phones when they were punched.
I was attacked from behind.
This all seems to me that he is targeting unassuming women.
Nearly all of these women were attacked downtown in the Union Square / East Village / LES area.
Fortunately, Im ok.
I had pain, vision, dizziness, headaches & nausea since the attack.
I went back to the scene yesterday + noticed security cameras.
gives the impression of targeting women on phones.
All the women I saw were in this general area ofManhattan.
Another woman said it was a man walking his dog.
Bored Pandareached out to the NYPD on Tuesday night but received no further elaboration about the attacks.
The troubling phenomenon sparked outrage on social media
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