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Yahoo
29-03-2025
- Yahoo
Group of white teens 'brutally' attack Black 16-year-old at Brooklyn subway station: police
The Brief A Black 16-year-old was attacked by a group of white teens at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue subway station in Brooklyn. The attackers hurled racial slurs at the victim and posted a video of the incident to Instagram, according to reports. The victim's mother demands answers and action, while police have arrested a 16-year-old suspect facing multiple charges, including hate crime and robbery. NEW YORK - A group of white teens "brutally attacked" a Black 16-year-old at a Brooklyn subway station, hurling banana peels at the victim and calling him racial slurs during the beating, according to police and news reports. "He didn't deserve that. These thugs are terrorizing Black children in this neighborhood. I want something done," the victim's mother, Monique Whyte, said at a Friday press conference. "I have questions. I wanna know why." The victim's motherWhat we know The incident happened on Monday, March 24, on the platform of the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue subway station. According to police, the suspects threw an object at the victim, assaulted him and used racial slurs during the attack. One of the attackers reportedly stole one of the teen's shoes during the incident. Whyte said this attack wasn't about hurting her son: this was about humiliating him: "A video circulated of my son being brutally attacked. Not once, but twice, in this train station. And I have questions. I wanna know why," Whyte said. "They threw a banana at him. It hit him in his face. The beat him … they posted pictures of him on the floor." The victim declined medical attention at the scene but later went to NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health for treatment related to head injuries. The video of the incident was briefly posted to Instagram and circulated online before being taken down, law enforcement sources said. Police say a 16-year-old male suspect has been arrested and is facing five charges, including second-degree hate crime, second-degree robbery, third-degree hate crime robbery, third-degree robbery, and second-degree hate crime gang assault. Another 14-year-old was reportedly arrested. What's next The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is continuing to investigate the incident. Authorities are asking anyone with information about the assault to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS. The Source This article uses information from the NYPD, the victim's mother's press conference and the New York Post.
Yahoo
29-03-2025
- Yahoo
NYC mom of Black teen attacked wants hate crime justice: ‘My son is a good kid'
BROOKLYN (PIX11) – The mother of a Black teenager beaten in a racially motivated attack on Monday is demanding justice. Monique Whyte joined clergy at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue subway station on Friday to call for action. More Crime News 'It's a hate crime; they threw bananas and called him the N-word,' Whyte said. Whyte's son was assaulted on Monday at the subway station by a group of teens. Three teens surrounded her son, the victim. He attempted to run, but his attackers chased him and even threw a banana at him before assaulting him, according to footage obtained by PIX11. During the attack, the group of teens yelled racial slurs during the attack, sources said. A few people who witnessed the attack intervened to help, but Whyte says her son is traumatized. She says she usually takes her son to school, but that day, he went alone. 'They threw a banana at him, they hit him in the face, they beat him, and posted pictures of him on the floor. They chased him and beat him again at another section of this train station, and it's wrong. They chose the wrong Black boy. I want something done because my son is a good kid.' The community and clergy standing with Whyte also questioned the police's absence during the attack. They say local members plan to do their part to prevent anything like this from happening again. Police have arrested one teen, who faces charges of robbery, gang assault, and assault as a hate crime, police said. The other two suspects are still at large; sources say they believe they are close to making more arrests related to the attack. Due to the suspect being a minor, his name has not been released. Matthew Euzarraga is a multimedia journalist from El Paso, Texas. He has covered local news and LGBTQIA topics in the New York City Metro area since 2021. He joined the PIX11 Digital team in 2023. You can see more of his work here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
