New York City police arrested a man who they say cut a 2-year-old boy in a stroller.
The boy was cut above the left eye Wednesday morning on a Manhattan street. He was with his babysitter at the time.
“Thanks to the hard work and dedication of New York Police detectives who are relentless in their investigations, the suspect wanted for this horrible crime against a helpless child has been charged with assault,” the New York Police Commissioner tweeted. York, Dermot Shea.
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On Friday, Shea posted surveillance footage of the attack, seeking advice from the public.
The suspect was identified as Anthony Gonzalez, 35, of Manhattan.
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The boy was cut with an unknown sharp object, police said.
Doctors closed the wound with six stitches.
“My wife was horrified,” the boy’s father told WABC-TV. “My son is very nervous, also under stress.”
He said the incident traumatized the babysitter.
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“She told me that a guy leaned over the stroller, cut my son off, and immediately notified 911,” he said. “She immediately called my wife.”
