NYC: Woman strangled by a belt, Gets dragged in between two cars where she was sexually assaulted.

*UPDATE
From the NY Post:
Horrifying video shows masked fiend choke woman with belt on NYC street, drag body between cars to rape her.

Horrifying video shows the moment a masked fiend used a belt to choke a woman unconscious on a Bronx street, [*near East 152nd Street and Third Avenue] before dragging her to the ground and raping her between two cars in a sickening attack last week.

The terrifying ordeal unfolded around 3 a.m. May 1 as the perv followed the 45-year-old victim, who was walking on the sidewalk at East 152nd Street and Third Avenue, cops said.

Video shows the man whipping out a belt, and flinging it around the woman’s neck. He drags the victim several feet down to the pavement until she loses consciousness, the shocking video obtained by The Post shows.

Video shows him drag the woman between two cars, where he rapes her.

The man fled the scene after the attack and had not been caught by Thursday.

The NYPD’s Special Victims Unit is investigating the violent sexual assault, cops said. However, the victim has stopped cooperating with authorities, according to police sources.

The heinous crime comes as the department’s crime stats from April revealed that six more rapes were reported last month – 124 – compared to April of 2023 when the department fielded 118 such reports.

As of May 5, a total of 511 rapes had been reported throughout the city, the same total as last year during that period.

Rapes are down this year in the Bronx – with 141 reported through May 5, compared to 148 during the same period in 2023, the latest data shows.

https://nypost.com/2024/05/09/us-news/horrifying-video-shows-masked-fiend-choke-woman-with-belt-on-nyc-street-drag-body-between-cars-to-rape-her

In a disturbing turn of events, a shocking video from New York has emerged, showing a man using a belt to strangle a woman and drag her behind a vehicle, where he also sexually assaults her. The graphic footage, shared across various social media platforms, has sparked widespread outrage and calls for the assailant's immediate arrest. Authorities are urging anyone with information to contact the police as they work to identify the perpetrator. This horrific incident comes amid a backdrop of rising crime rates in New York City, including a recent stabbing of a 17-year-old girl in Queens. The video has reignited discussions on public safety and the need for increased vigilance in the community. As the city grapples with these unsettling events, residents and officials alike are demanding swift justice and enhanced measures to protect the vulnerable.