Man drags woman by her neck down Bronx Street and rapes her

NEW YORK (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) – A man dragged a woman down a Bronx street with a belt around her neck and then raped her between parked cars as she lost consciousness, police said Friday as they released images of a suspect.

The 45-year-old woman was attacked last Wednesday morning at East 152nd Street and Third Avenue in the Melrose neighborhood.

She was walking down the street at 5 a.m. when the rapist attacked her from behind.

Horrifying surveillance video shared on social media shows the man – his face covered with a white towel – sneaking up behind her and throwing a noose belt around her neck. He then tackles her to the ground by her neck and drags her down the sidewalk behind a car, the graphic video shows.

The man choked her with the belt until she lost consciousness and then raped her between parked cars, police said.

He then fled on foot along Melrose Avenue, police said.

The woman was transported privately to NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln, where she was listed in stable condition.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.