Staten Island woman and brother attacked on MTA bus

A Staten Island woman and her 15-year-old brother are recovering after being repeatedly beaten on an MTA bus Wednesday morning. (PIX11)

STATEN ISLAND, NY (PIX11) — A Staten Island woman and her 15-year-old brother are recovering after being repeatedly beaten on an MTA bus Wednesday morning.

Italia Fajardo, 26, told PIX11 News that she went to a nearby swimming pool with her brother and 7-year-old son to cool off. When the S46 bus reached Clove Road, the man attacked them indiscriminately.

“He just attacked us for no reason and at random. We don’t know him. We’ve never seen him before,” she said.

“He just runs around and hits people, and then everyone says get him off the bus,” Jake Fajardo told PIX11 News.

The MTA bus driver stopped and called 911.

“I was standing at the door holding on when he hit me. I flew off the bus, my slippers flew outside and my bag was scattered everywhere,” Italia said.

The suspect then ran off the bus and down Clove Road. Emergency medical services arrived and took the Fajardo family to the hospital for evaluation. All three suffered minor scrapes and bruises and were released within a few hours.

“Now I don’t feel safe on buses and trains. I feel like I have to walk around with something to protect my family and myself. They have to get people like this off the streets because something worse could have happened,” Italia said.

Most MTA buses are equipped with cameras, but the MTA referred PIX11 News to the NYPD when asked if this particular bus had a working camera.