Christopher Elder, 31, allegedly accosted a woman who was pushing her toddler granddaughter in a stroller as she tossed out trash in Flushing early Friday, according to the NYPD.
The incident unfolded about 6:20 a.m. at 45th Avenue and Robinson Street when Elder, of Queens, began shouting at the woman, Maria Zamora, 48, who doesn’t speak English.
Sophia suffered a cut to her head and was taken to Flushing Hospital Medical Center, where she was stitched up. He is charged with felony assault, reckless endangerment, acting in a manner dangerous to a child, and harassment. He was expected to be arraigned Saturday in Queens Criminal Court.Sophia’s uncle, Juan Loja, said to NBC that his niece was “very scared.”Elder has a long rap sheet that includes at least eight prior arrests, many for unprovoked assaults, including a Dec. 11 arrest in Flushing in which he allegedly assaulted a 9-year-old girl by throwing her to the ground, police said.
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