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WATCH: Video shows teenager hitting and robbing elderly woman outside a church

The world has officially gone bonkers!

Law enforcement in the Big Apple (New York) has nabbed a 16-year-old troublemaker they claim brutally assaulted a 68-year-old lady on the sacred steps of the church she was visiting.

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The heist went down outside St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Jamaica Hills just this past Sunday. As per ABCNY7, the teen was busted on Thursday and hit with a laundry list of charges including robbery, assault, grand larceny, and having stolen goods in his possession.

68-year-old victim was heading to church service before attack

As per the report, a 68-year-old woman named Irene, a mother of two, was on her way to attend a service at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church when a 16-year-old suddenly appeared, striking her in the face.

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The footage captures the teenager snatching Irene’s purse, rummaging through her pockets, and then making a swift getaway dressed in all black with a hoodie concealing his identity.




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