Crime & Safety

Man Arrested After Allegedly Attacking, Trying To Choke 11-Year-Old Girl At Manhattan Park

The suspect has been identified as 29-year-old Nathaniel Direnzo.

October 24, 2021

Police have made an arrest after a child was attacked at a Manhattan park.

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The suspect has been identified as 29-year-old Nathaniel Direnzo.

Police say around noon Wednesday, Direnzo began to yell at an 11-year-old girl and her classmates in Stuyvesant Square, then sprayed water at her and tried to attack her.

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