A 65-year-old woman was raped at knifepoint in the Williamsbridge Oval park in Norwood last month, police said.
According to the NYPD, the rape was reported on Monday, Sept. 15 and took place on Wednesday, Aug. 20, at around 11 a.m. inside the Williamsbridge Oval Park, in the vicinity of Reservoir Place and Reservoir Oval East.
Police said, “A 65-year-old female complainant was walking when an unknown individual grabbed her from behind, displayed a knife, and sexually assaulted her.” They added, “There is no arrest and the investigation remains ongoing.”
The area is located opposite the office of Norwood News which was officially on hiatus on Aug. 20, though we were actually reporting on another story elsewhere in the borough on the day of the incident.
As reported, a 14-year-old boy was slashed in the Williamsbridge Oval in October 2021, and an 18-year-old man was shot dead a block from the Oval on the corner of East Gun Hill Road and Putnam Place, a block from Reservoir Place…