Crime & Safety
Man Charged With Hate Crime For Attack On 13-Year-Old Queens Girl
A man threw a mystery liquid and called the girl a "white b----," police said.
QUEENS, NY – A Queens man who hurled a mystery liquid in a 13-year-old girl's face and called her a "white b----" was charged with aggravated harassment as a hate crime, police said.
Alexis Cabezas, 34, of Jamaica, was arrested on Thursday, police said.
The girl had gotten off a Q10 bus at Lefferts Boulevard and 101 Avenue when she heard something going on behind her, police said. When she turned around, Cabezas yelled at her and threw the liquid in her face, before fleeing the scene, according to the NYPD. The girl suffered burning to her eyes.
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The man has not told police what prompted the act, an NYPD spokesperson told Patch. Police do not believe the two knew each other.
Lead photo via NYPD.
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