{"id":381672,"date":"2021-12-16T04:55:12","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T01:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/thai-model-recalls-horrifying-manhattan-subway-attack\/"},"modified":"2021-12-16T04:55:12","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T01:55:12","slug":"thai-model-recalls-horrifying-manhattan-subway-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/thai-model-recalls-horrifying-manhattan-subway-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"#Thai model recalls horrifying Manhattan subway attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Thai model recalls horrifying Manhattan subway attack<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Growing up in Thailand, Bew Jirajariyawetch always idealized New York City and dreamed of moving there.<\/p>\n<p>Then last month, the 23-year-old aspiring model and recent immigrant, saw \u201cthe other side\u201d of the Big <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le when she was brutalized and robbed on a subway platform, she told The Post on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m just glad that I\u2019m still alive,\u201d Jirajariyawetch said about the horrifying Nov. 22 mugging at the 34th Street-Herald Square station that left her bloodied and bruised.<\/p>\n<p>The young woman, who moved to New York over the summer, was waiting for the train home to Queens at around 4 a.m. after seeing Thai-American singer Daboyway in concert with friends.<\/p>\n<p>She was standing on the edge of the B, D, F, M platform when a stranger suddenly came up behind her and put her in a headlock \u2014 covering her nose, mouth and eyes, \u201cto make sure I couldn\u2019t make any noise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe dragged me where nobody could see \u2026 Beat me \u2026 Took my purse,\u201d Jirajariyawetch said, her voice trembling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wish I had a chance to yell.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/model-subway-attack-60.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=683\" alt=\"Surveillance footage shows the alleged mugger scuffing Bew Jirajariyawetch\u2019s face while dragging her on the edge of the subway platform at the 34th Street-Herald Square station.\" class=\"wp-image-20507923\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/model-subway-attack-60.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/model-subway-attack-60.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=683 683w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/model-subway-attack-60.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"\/><figcaption>Surveillance footage shows the alleged mugger scuffing Bew Jirajariyawetch\u2019s face while dragging her on the edge of the subway platform at the 34th Street-Herald Square station.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/model-subway-attack-59.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=683\" alt=\"Bew Jirajariyawetch\u2019s face was full of bruises and cuts after being assaulted and mug by the alleged suspect.\" class=\"wp-image-20507920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/model-subway-attack-59.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/model-subway-attack-59.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=683 683w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/model-subway-attack-59.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"\/><figcaption>Bew Jirajariyawetch\u2019s face was full of bruises and cuts after being assaulted and mug by the alleged suspect.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Surveillance footage showed Jirajariyawetch\u2019s attacker yanking the woman back several feet before throwing her to the ground and punching her multiple times. While she was down, the mugger allegedly touched the woman\u2019s private parts and bolted with her purse, police said.<\/p>\n<p>The harrowing video ends with the woman sitting up, dazed and bringing her hand up to her face.<\/p>\n<p>Someone eventually found her and brought her to get help. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know what would have happened,\u201d had no one found her, Jirajariyawetch said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/model-subway-attack-52.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=683\" alt=\"Thailand model Bew Jirajariyawetch\" class=\"wp-image-20507916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/model-subway-attack-52.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/model-subway-attack-52.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=683 683w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/model-subway-attack-52.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"\/><figcaption>Thai model Bew Jirajariyawetch had recently arrived at New York City to pursue a career in fashion.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/model-subway-attack-48.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682\" alt=\"Thailand model Bew Jirajariyawetch\" class=\"wp-image-20507915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/model-subway-attack-48.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/model-subway-attack-48.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/model-subway-attack-48.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/model-subway-attack-48.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>Thai model Bew Jirajariyawetch is relieved to be alive after being pummeled by an alleged mugger on a Manhattan subway stop on Nov. 22, 2021.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A photo provided by Jirajariyawetch, and taken shortly after the assault, showed her face covered in purple bruises and dried blood caked under her nose and near her mouth. Another image showed more bruises and blood running down her legs.<\/p>\n<p>She was taken to Lenox Hill HealthPlex in Greenwich Village and treated for her injuries.<\/p>\n<p>The NYPD released surveillance photos of the suspect that showed him jumping the turnstile and walking through a desolate mezzanine area. No arrests have yet been made in the sickening attack.<\/p>\n<p>Jirajariyawetch, who came to the Big Apple to study English and pursue a career in fashion, said she\u2019d wanted to see the city since she was a little girl.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/model-subway-attack-56.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682\" alt=\"Thailand model Bew Jirajariyawetch\" class=\"wp-image-20507918\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/model-subway-attack-56.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/model-subway-attack-56.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/model-subway-attack-56.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/model-subway-attack-56.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>Thai model Bew Jirajariyawetch recalled how she couldn\u2019t yell when she was ruthlessly assaulted by an alleged mugger.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/model-subway-attack-53.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682\" alt=\"Thailand model Bew Jirajariyawetch\" class=\"wp-image-20507917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/model-subway-attack-53.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/model-subway-attack-53.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/model-subway-attack-53.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/model-subway-attack-53.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>Thai model Bew Jirajariyawetch says she \u201cwondered how the city would be\u201d before she was harshly attacked and robbed on the subway.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWhen I was young I always wondered how the city would be,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt first I admired the city,\u201d Jirajariyawetch said. \u201cSadly, it changed for me\u2026 (Now) I see the other side.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The unprovoked attack on Jirajariyawetch was just the latest in a string of recent assaults on straphangers, and came as crime \u2014 as well as ridership \u2014 returned to pre-pandemic levels on the transit system.<\/p>\n<p>Police reported 60 incidents of serious crimes in the week before Jirajariyawetch was attacked, compared to just 33 in the same time period in 2020, when NYC saw a historically low subway population.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/model-subway-attack-57.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682\" alt=\"Thailand model Bew Jirajariyawetch\" class=\"wp-image-20507919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/model-subway-attack-57.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/model-subway-attack-57.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/model-subway-attack-57.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/model-subway-attack-57.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>Bew Jirajariyawetch says it\u2019s \u201cstill terrifying,\u201d to continue commuting on the subway after the brutal attack.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/model-subway-attack-62.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682\" alt=\"Surveillance footage shows the alleged mugger scuffing Bew Jirajariyawetch\u2019s face while dragging her on the edge of the subway platform at the 34th Street-Herald Square station.\" class=\"wp-image-20507925\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/model-subway-attack-62.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/model-subway-attack-62.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/model-subway-attack-62.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/model-subway-attack-62.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>The alleged suspect apparently touched Bew Jirajariyawetch\u2019s private parts, according to police.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">DCPI<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>There has been a 27 percent uptick in felony assaults on the subway so far this year compared to 2019, a more accurate time comparison based on ridership rather than 2020, NYPD data shows.<\/p>\n<p>So far this year, 408 serious assaults were reported compared to 313 in 2019, according to police data. Misdemeanor assaults, though, are down nearly the same percentage.<\/p>\n<p>The city has also seen a major spike in anti-Asian violence this year, with 128 hate crimes against people of Asian descent reported by the NYPD through Nov. 28, compared to fewer than 30 for that same time period last year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-nypost-small-post\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"231\" height=\"347\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/model-subway-attack-46.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=231\" alt=\"Thai model Bew Jirajariyawetch sustained heavy bruises and blood marks on her legs after being assaulted by an alleged mugger at the 34th Street-Herald Square subway station.\" class=\"wp-image-20507912\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/model-subway-attack-46.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=462 462w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/model-subway-attack-46.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=347 346w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/model-subway-attack-46.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=231 231w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/model-subway-attack-46.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=116 115w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/model-subway-attack-46.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\"\/><figcaption>Thai model Bew Jirajariyawetch sustained heavy bruises and blood marks on her legs after being assaulted by an alleged mugger at the 34th Street-Herald Square subway station.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Recalling the aftermath of her assault, Jirajariyawetch choked up as she described having to tell her mom and dad what had happened.<\/p>\n<p>One of the first things she asked a detective was \u201cHow could I tell my parents back there?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey couldn\u2019t do anything at all. They are so far,\u201d Jirajariyawetch said of her parents. \u201cSo I managed to tell everything just briefly, just not to freak them out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite her ordeal, Jirajariyawetch doesn\u2019t have any current plans to leave New York. <\/p>\n<p>Though she\u2019s had to go back to using the transit system, she said, \u201cIt\u2019s still terrifying.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The brave woman hopes that speaking out will help cops identify and arrest the man who attacked her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease, please help to catch the guy because nobody should face this situation at all,\u201d she pleaded. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t want this to happen to anyone else.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her lawyer, Eric Parnes, expressed outrage that the suspect was able to simply stroll into the usually busy station and randomly attack his client. He also said it was troubling that there wasn\u2019t more or better quality footage of the assault available to investigators.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJustice must be served and actionable steps taken to protect the rights of those who are disproportionately victims of violence and often legally underrepresented,\u201d Parnes said in a statement. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must show the world what we are capable of as New Yorkers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Additional reporting by Craig McCarthy<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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