Amira Hunter, accused of beating a subway cello player over the head with a bottle earlier this month, was busted and then quickly set free on supervised release Thursday.
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The woman accused of beating a cello player over the head with a bottle in the subway earlier this month was busted and then quickly set free on supervised release Thursday.
According to prosecutors, 23-year-old Amira Hunter of East New York, Brooklyn allegedly walloped 29-year-old Iain Forrest over the head with a metal bottle as he plucked away at his cello inside of the Herald Square subway station on Feb. 13.
The caught-on-camera attack shocked the dozens of riders who witnessed it and angered New Yorkers as just another symptom of a spike in subway crime.
Police searched for the masked woman who left Forrest bowled over in pain and even released surveillance images of her before they ultimately caught up with her on Feb. 28. Police say Hunter has 7 prior arrests with her latest infraction totting that number up to eight. However, she has never been criminally charged.
During her arraignment, Hunter had an outburst in court when prosecutors stated that they were not seeking an order of protection because the victim and perpetrator were strangers to one another.
“What the f**k, I am not a stranger,” she yelled.
Despite this claim, investigators did not believe the pair knew one another before Hunter performed the attack.
Granted freedom on supervised release, Hunter was whisked out of the courthouse by her attorney and was told not to answer the questions peppered at her by awaiting reporters.
Hunter is charged with assault.
On Feb. 22, Forrest, who is not only a musician, but also a medical student famous on social media for his intricate performance, shared a statement about his trepidation to perform on the street again and his exhaustion fighting to advocate against abuse on street musicians.
“Amid all the commentary, opinions, and biases, let’s focus…
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