(KGTV) - A man was caught on camera ripping away a 10-year-old girl’s iPhone and kicking her in the face while she lay on the ground.
The incident happened on May 25 in the lobby of a Bronx apartment lobby, WABC in New York reported.
In the video, the man is seen entering the building behind the young girl before grabbing her, taking her iPhone 7 Plus and throwing her onto the ground.
After taking the device, video shows the man kicking the girl once in the face before leaving.
He’s a real tough guy. Suspect had already stolen iPhone from 10-year-old girl then kicked her in face. Cops say happened May 25th on Holland Ave in Bronx. Girl’s mother says what she wants to say to him she can’t say on tv. Child’s face swollen 3 days; nose & lip still bruised. pic.twitter.com/wWZTnHCPzD
— CeFaan Kim (@CeFaanKim) June 3, 2018
The girl’s mother told WABC that her daughter’s face was swollen for three days but her nose and lip are still bruised.
The girl does not know the man who attacked her, WABC reported.