Crime & Safety
1 Nabbed In Brooklyn Xmas Weekend Rape, Home Break-In: NYPD
A Brooklyn man has been charged in the incident, though police are still looking for another man involved in the attack.
BROOKLYN, NY - A Brooklyn man has been charged with a home break-in and rape of a 49-year-old woman at her Borough Park home over the holiday weekend, authorities said.
Mohammed Izzeddin, 22, of Bay Ridge, was charged with rape, robbery, unlawful imprisonment and related charges on Thursday.
Police believe Izzeddin and a second man reportedly forced their way into the victim’s home about 6 p.m. Once they entered, the victim was “forced to engage in sexual intercourse” with one of the men.
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Izzeddin claims he thought the victim's home was a prostitution establishment, News12 reported.
Both men are described as both men in their 30s standing between five feet nine inches to six feet tall with a slim build, black hair and facial hair.
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Anyone with information in regard to the incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
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