Suspect stalks woman and throws belt around her neck before sexually assaulting her, police say – NBC New York

Police say a disturbing video showed a man following a woman in the Bronx, then throwing a belt around her neck and then sexually assaulting her.

The incident occurred around 3 a.m. May 1 near East 152nd Street and Third Avenue in the Melrose neighborhood, police said. A video showed the man, who has not yet been identified, running after a 45-year-old woman.

He then pulled out a belt and threw it around the woman’s neck from behind, police said, before sexually assaulting the victim while she was unconscious.

There have been no arrests so far. The man’s face was obscured, the video shows, but anyone with information that could lead to an attack is asked to contact police.

An investigation by the Special Victims Unit is ongoing.