SOCIAL media influencer Halley Kate has claimed that she was punched in the face while walking on the streets of New York City in broad daylight.
Kate, who has over 1 million followers on TikTok, uploaded an emotional video recalling the harrowing encounter.
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“You guys, I was literally just walking, and a man came up and punched me in the face,” Kate said as she began to tear up.
“Oh my god, it was so bad, I can’t even talk.”
The influencer said she immediately fell on the floor and blacked out after the blow.
In a follow-up video, Kate recalled the moments before and after the alleged attack as she displayed the large “devil horn” bump that formed on the side of her head.
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“Yeah, I’m going to the hospital, oh my god, it looks like a f**king devil horn,” Kate laughs nervously.
The TikToker explains how she was walking on the sidewalk, looking down at her phone responding to an email, when a man allegedly punched or elbowed her.
“I literally passed out, so I don’t really remember. But I guess he was really mad that my head was down – he was walking a dog, so he took it upon himself to attack me and let me know to be conscious of my surroundings,” Kate said.
Kate claims that after she regained consciousness and got up from the ground, the man was screaming at her, and she ran away.
In a third video, Kate uploaded a reel in which she is seen icing her head with a Trader Joe’s açaí packet and waiting for police to arrive at her apartment.
The U.S. Sun has reached out to Kate for comment.
Several of Kate’s followers urged her to go to the emergency room after she said she’d go to an Urgent Care instead.
“ER!! they’re going to want to do a CT of your head if you passed out and they can’t do that at an urgent care,” one follower wrote.
A second commented, “No No u should go to the ER, they are gonna want to run a CT and can’t do that at urgent care.”
…I guess he was really mad that my head was down…so he took it upon himself to attack me and let me know to be conscious of my surroundings.
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“Urgent cares don’t do head injuries so you’ll have to go to the er. Sending you love,” another said.
Kate later revealed that doctors told her she seemed okay, but to be aware of signs of vomiting or vision loss.
“I am going to be okay, I think I’m going to make a speedy recovery,” she said, updating her fans.
Kate also said that she filed a police report.
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The attack comes as New York City officials grapple with crime on the streets and subway system.
To combat crime, Governor Kathy Hochul revealed in early March that the city will deploy 750 National Guard members and 250 New York State and MTA police officers into the subway to combat crime.
The new strategy adds to the 1,000 NYPD members already present.
Officers will conduct bag searches at subway entrances following several stabbing incidents and other high-profile crimes underground.
The crimes in the subway system have also spilled onto the street as pedestrians have fallen victim to random assaults and knife attacks.
On March 17, a pair of 19-year-old twins were stabbed outside a bodega in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn.
Samyia Spain and her sister, Sanyia, were with a group of friends and relatives when they were both attacked by a man after they reportedly rejected his advances.
Samyia was stabbed in the chest and died at the hospital.
Twin sister, Sanyia, survived the attack after being stabbed in the arm.
Veo Kelly, 20, turned himself in to police five days after the fatal knifing.
Kelly was charged with murder, assault, and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon.
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