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NYPD Seeks Suspect After 75-Year-Old Brooklyn Woman Beaten in Dog Waste Dispute

Video of the assault has turned a neighborhood dispute into a police search.

Overview

  • Linda Scott, 75, was attacked Monday outside her President Street home after asking dog walkers to pick up by a vacant lot.
  • She had been accused of splashing ammonia she says she uses by her fence to deter pests and dogs.
  • Home camera video shows a woman in a red sweatshirt punching and kicking Scott after she fell, and a neighbor said he pulled the attacker away.
  • Scott was taken to One Brooklyn Health–Interfaith Medical Center, then discharged in stable condition and expected to recover.
  • The NYPD says it is searching for a female suspect and is asking for tips through Crime Stoppers.