Police arrest Brooklyn woman accused of punching 2-year-old on C train
Galarza, 56, a Brooklyn resident, was charged with assault and act in a manner injurious to a child.
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Feb 26, 2021, 5:58 PM
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A
woman accused of striking a 2-year-old boy last weekend on a northbound C train
has been arrested.
The
incident occurred on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021. Police say Elizabeth
Galarza hit the child multiple times in the face and ran off the train at the
116th Street station.
Police say the victim sustained redness to the face and was
transported by EMS to Mt. Sinai St Luke's Hospital for treatment.
Galarza,
56, a Brooklyn resident, was charged with assault and act in a manner injurious
to a child.
In the
original release, police said that a 21-year-old mother told them that a
dispute on the train between her and an unknown female escalated into a
physical altercation.
