BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — A 63-year-old Bengali woman was pistol-whipped and robbed while walking to early morning prayers at her mosque on Walden Avenue just before 3:30 Tuesday morning.
Surveillance video captured Bilkis Begum struggling with her attacker as he repeatedly struck her with a gun before grabbing her purse and running away. After the assault, Begum continued to the mosque. Police said the incident was not reported until two hours later.
Speaking through her son, Alzabir Shekh, who translated for her, Begum described the attack…