She survived a fractured skull after being bashed 14 times in the head with a hammer in a vicious subway attack. Incredibly, she's alive to tell MelisaRusso4NY the story -- and she remembers virtually every detail.
Surveillance tape from the scene shows the attacker sneaking up on Rothschild as she headed for the subway, after working late on her COVID-related assignments.After kicking Rothschild and beating her with a cane from behind, the attacker pulled out a hammer, which he used to strike her in the head 14 times. Then he grabbed her bag and took off. Her skull was fractured and her brain was bleeding, but Rothschild was conscious and fighting for her life.
Rothschild was rushed to New York Presbyterian Weill-Cornell Hospital, alert, with an open, depressed skull fracture. The victim, who works as a researcher for New York City's Department of Health, was critically injured in the attack, a senior NYPD official said. NBC New York's Myles Miller reports. Out of the hospital now, Rothschild says she will not ride the subway anytime soon. She says she is unsteady on her feet, and simply too fearful.Her coworkers at the NYC Health Department started a fund for their colleague, which Rothschild says she will use to pay for Ubers.
William Blount's defense attorney entered a plea of not guilty on Friday in Queens County Criminal Court, adding that his client "is not the person who did this."
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