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Vilma Kari, Woman Attacked in NYC, Recovers With Daughter

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New York CityApril 1, 2021 4:10 am

Vilma Kari, Woman Attacked in NYC, Recovers With Daughter

The daughter of an Asian American woman attacked in New York City said Thursday that a person not seen on surveillance video helped the woman by screaming to distract her assailant while others watched and did nothing to intervene. NBC New York’s Gaby Acevedo reports.

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