9-year-old tourist sucker-punched in random NYC assault, hero doorman stops suspect from fleeing
A 9-year-old lady from Miami visiting the Large Apple along with her mother was ‘sucker-punched’ within the head Monday whereas strolling close to Central Park — and a doorman at The Plaza made certain the assailant couldn’t flee earlier than cops confirmed up.
Suspect Raheem Ramsarran, 27, allegedly punched the younger vacationer within the left aspect of her head at round 11:20 a.m. on the nook of Central Park South and Grand Military Plaza, police sources mentioned.
“We noticed a person with a backpack, a pink hoodie and a beige jacket screaming at folks and other people actually operating away from him and he was similar to yelling,” mentioned Kimberly Thomas, 24, who was working at a close-by COVID-19 testing sales space Monday morning when the assault occurred.
Neil Johnson, 60, was at his job as a doorman at The Plaza Resort Monday when he heard the suspect yelling and ran to the scene to assist.
“I noticed the girl crying they usually’re operating away from this man and he’s strolling quick towards them. So acquired to do one thing,” he informed the Put up. “I acquired in between them and this loopy man. After which one other man joined me, who apparently noticed the entire thing occurred. So we simply made certain that this particular person couldn’t go.”
Johnson mentioned he noticed the poor lady holding her head and clearly in ache. He known as the cops whereas he was attempting to verify the suspect didn’t assault her once more.
The lady was handled on the scene, complaining of ache on the left aspect of her head. Her mother, Yelena Contreras Molerio, 36, declined the supply for her child to obtain additional medical remedy, police mentioned. The lady’s identify is unknown. The Put up was unable to achieve Contreras Molerio on Monday.
Cops mentioned Ramsarran was apprehended at 30 Central Park South about quarter-hour after the alleged assault. He was taken to Midtown North precinct and is presently in custody.
“After he realized he couldn’t go any additional, we weren’t going to let him, he stayed there and began yelling, ‘The place are the cops? The place are the cops?’” Johnson mentioned.
The suspect’s yelling was largely unintelligible and gave the impression of indignant noises, Thomas mentioned.
“I assumed he was chasing somebody. I didn’t know he hit somebody,” she mentioned.
The motive for the alleged assault was unclear as of Monday afternoon, and it was witnesses who known as the police after seeing the unprovoked punch.
Ahmed Ahmed, 41, who operates a meals cart on the nook of Grand Military Plaza and Central Park South, noticed the incident however he didn’t describe the contact as a sucker punch.
“I seen this man he had a bag and he ran right into a small lady,” Ahmed mentioned whereas making a pushing movement.
Amhed noticed the alleged suspect “push the lady on the bottom after which run” however mentioned all of it occurred so quick he won't have the fullest image.
Ramsarran’s final identified tackle is in Harlem.
Police sources mentioned that cops have been known as to Ramsarran’s earlier Queens tackle in 2018 and once more in 2019 for studies of an emotionally disturbed particular person, and that he informed responding officers he was not on medicine. On one event he mentioned he felt suicidal and wished to be hospitalized, they mentioned.
Johnson informed the Put up it appeared “fairly clear” the suspect was affected by psychological well being points. In his 24 years working on the Plaza, he mentioned he’s by no means seen one thing just like the Monday morning punch.
“There’s all the time been fights and stuff like that however nothing that disturbing. This was simply off the charts so far as sanity goes,” he mentioned, including that town wants extra hospitals to deal with folks affected by psychological sickness.
When a Put up reporter informed him the lady was on the town from Miami, he responded: “That little lady is rarely going to need to come to New York Metropolis ever once more.
“She’s not going to be okay. She’s traumatized. Are you able to think about?”
Further reporting by Tina Moore
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