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Suspect Indicted for Assaulting 81-Year-Old Woman on Upper West Side 
Manhattan D.A. Bragg has announced the indictment of 37-year-old Hansel Esparragoza for assaulting an 81-year-old woman on the Upper West Side on Friday, September 13. This was one of two attacks against elderly women on the UWS that day.
Staten Island Man Charged In Unprovoked UWS Assault: DA
Hansel Esparragoza, a 37-year-old Staten Island man, faces charges of second- and third-degree assault in connection with an unprovoked attack on an 81-year-old West Sider, Guela Levi Freeman, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office announced on Monday.
Man accused of sucker-punching senior on Upper West Side undergoing psychiatric evaluation
The man accused of assaulting a senior on the Upper West Side in September was arraigned Monday while the case is adjourned pending a mental health evaluation. […] “As alleged, Hansel Esparragoza punched an 81-year-old woman in the face in an unprovoked attack, causing her to lose consciousness and fall to the ground,” District Attorney Alvin Bragg said. “New Yorkers deserve to be safe when they are going about their daily lives walking through their neighborhoods, and we will continue to prosecute those who threaten their safety. I hope the victim continues to heal from this assault.”
Man indicted in stabbing at East Village subway station
A 27-year-old man was indicted in the stabbing of another man at an East Village subway station in September, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced Wednesday.
D.A. Bragg announces indictment in L train stabbing
Yesterday, Manhattan D.A. Alvin L. Bragg Jr. announced the indictment of Raymond Kwok, 27, for stabbing a 29-year-old man this past Sept. 20. Kwok is charged in a New York State Supreme Court indictment with one count of Assault in the Second Degree and two counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Fourth Degree.
Muslim Uber driver case: Woman charged with multiple hate crimes
A woman was indicted on several counts, including second and third-degree assault as a hate crime, for pepper spraying a 45-year-old Uber driver in an unprovoked attack in New York City earlier this year, prosecutors said.
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