In Queens news, two 13-year-olds were attacked by a stranger in Kissena Park. Here's the latest on the investigation.
A stranger violently attacked two 13-year-olds in a Queens park in the middle of the afternoon a day ago, flashing a knife and forcing them both into the woods, where he sexually assaulted the girl, authorities say.According to police, the 13-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy were in Kissena Park near Colden Street and Kalmia Avenue around 3:30 p.m. Thursday, not long after school let out, when a man walked up to them.
He showed a knife and motioned them both into the woods, then took their cellphones. He ran off after the sex attack on the girl, police say.Detectives don't currently have any footage of their suspect and are conducting a video canvas of the area in hopes of capturing his image. He is described as being about 5 feet 5 inches tall and in his 20s with curly hair.
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