Images of a rapist strangling a woman with a belt on a New York street

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From Steve Janoski

Warning: Graphic content

This is the devil being hunted for Friday’s horrific attack caught on camera in the Bronx in which a woman was tied from behind with a belt and then dragged unconscious between two cars to be raped.

The NYPD released photos showing the face of the suspect who was masked in the disturbing footage of last week’s horror attack that emerged Thursday.

In it, the attacker could be seen coming up behind the 45-year-old victim, then wrapping a belt around her and pulling her to the ground, “causing her to lose consciousness,” according to police.

“The man then dragged the victim between two cars and sexually assaulted her,” the NYPD said in an appeal to the rapist.

In the picture, the suspect is wearing white sweatpants, a blue GAP sweatshirt and a white rag, similar to the fabric covering the rapist’s face in the shocking video, in which it can be seen that the attacker had close-cropped hair. He also had a backpack and was estimated to be around 1.70 meters tall, police said.

Police hope the photo will help them identify the man who allegedly strangled a 45-year-old woman to render her unconscious around 3 a.m. May 1 near East 152nd Street and Third Avenue , said the police.

The NYPD’s Special Victims Unit is investigating the violent sexual assault, police said.

The victim was taken to NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln in stable condition.

However, according to police, the victim has stopped cooperating with authorities.

The heinous crime comes as the ministry’s April crime statistics showed the number of rapes this year is slightly higher than in April 2023, up six to 124 this year.

As of May 5, a total of 511 rapes were reported across the city, the same number as during this period last year.