Crime & Safety
Woman Who Walloped Cello Player In Viral NYC Attack Arrested: Police
Amira Hunter, 23, is the woman seen in a viral video hitting a subway busker over the head with a water bottle, authorities said.
NEW YORK CITY — A woman who walloped a cello player over the head with a water bottle as he busked in a Manhattan subway station has been arrested, authorities said.
Amira Hunter, 23, faces an assault charge in the viral Feb. 13 attack inside 34th Street-Herald Square station.
Video showed the cellist — identified as 29-year-old medical student Iain Forrest — playing when a woman walks up from behind, picks up his metal water bottle and bashes him in the head.
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"I just felt this impact, this terrible crashing pain along the back of my head," Forrest told Inside Edition.
The attack left Forrest with a cut on his head, police said. He tweeted it took him time to even touch his cello again after the attack, although he's now back to playing.
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The video showing the attack has since been seen 13 million times on Forrest's X account.
Police had also spread a photo and videos showing the suspected attacker.
Their investigation ultimately led to the arrest of Hunter late Wednesday, authorities said.
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