Man Smears Human Feces On 43-Year-Old Woman's Face In NYC Subway Attack

A man in New York was taken into custody for allegedly attacking a woman with human feces as she sat inside a Bronx subway station.

The New York City Police Department shared a video Monday that captured the unsuspecting woman being attacked while waiting on a bench at the East 241st Street Station.

The suspect, identified as Frank Abrokwa, 37, was seen approaching the 43-year-old victim with what appeared to be a plastic bag in his hands on Feb. 21 at around 5:15 p.m. Abrokwa suddenly ambushed the woman and struck her face and the back of her head with human feces before escaping, police said.

Abrokwa was taken into custody Monday from a homeless shelter in Bronx Boulevard. He was charged with forcible touching, menacing, disorderly conduct and harassment, according to ABC7NY.

Abrokwa also reportedly had 44 arrests prior to the subway incident.

The victim recalled the harrowing experience and said she was talking on the phone when the stranger attacked her out of nowhere.

"I got out of work and was waiting for train, sat down for a moment," the victim said through a translator while speaking with ABC7NY. "All of a sudden, a man approaches me. He hits me in the face and throws a bag of feces. He spreads it all over my face, in my hair, without a motive, for no reason."

"I was surprised, I was talking on the phone... he must have seen me sitting there and wanted to get me," the woman added. "It happened so quickly, I didn't even realize. Once he left, it sunk in what occurred."

The woman reportedly works as a home care attendant and often travels around the city.

"Really unbelievable, because you have to go out every day to work," the victim told the outlet. "I have two small children and need to work."

The victim is now afraid every time she has to step onto a subway.

"Two days later, a man followed me on the train," she told the publication. "I was sitting on the train, a man looked at me. He looked a little strange, so I moved to another subway car, and he followed me. Thank God there were other people on train, so nothing happened."

In light of several subway attacks being reported in New York City, the woman told the outlet: "It's very dangerous. You never know when something can happen."

Mayor Eric Adams spoke about the incident at an unrelated press conference Monday and said it is a “horrific experience for anyone to go through,” according to the New York Post.

“Human waste or someone spitting in your face, those are real signs of mental health issues … and we really must dig into how we’re dealing with these mental health issues,” the mayor was quoted as saying.