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(Bronx, New York) – Attacks on bodega workers are ion the rise again. In the latest attack, a 41-year-old mother of three was hit with a sledgehammer at work at a Bronx Bodega after a couple came in and demanded their money back for a hookah they bought a week before. The mother was working at the A&D Deli Grocery on East 188th Street in the Fordham Heights neighborhood Saturday morning when the attack occurred. She suffered cuts and bruising to her face and forehead, including a gash above her left eye, leaving it swollen shut.
The attack marked the fourth time a bodega worker had been attacked in the five boroughs in the span of a week, a sign of violence increasing all across the city.
No arrests have been made in any of the incidents, with the investigations ongoing. While the NYPD investigates, anyone with any information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit a tip via their website or via DM on Twitter, @NYPDTips. All calls are kept confidential.
