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Repeat Offender Arrested For Vicious Subway Cane Attack On Elderly Woman

  • A 60-year-old disabled woman was brutally beaten with her own cane by a man with a history of arrests in a Harlem subway station.
  • The assault was captured on video but no bystanders intervened to help the woman during the two-minute attack.
  • The suspect, Norton Blake, was initially released by police but later arrested after public outcry over the handling of the case.
  • The victim suffered severe injuries and continues recovering in the hospital as the investigation into the NYPD's initial response is underway.
  • Blake claims he was trying to help the woman but also went on an apocalyptic rant after his arrest, fueling debate about crime and the justice system in NYC.
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