By Dan Gesslein
A trio of train tough guys roughed up a senior and a child waiting on a Nowrood subway platform. Cops are hoping a security camera image will help lead to their arrest.
At around 6:45 p.m. on November 25, the trio struck on the subway station at 205th Street and Perry Avenue. Investigators said the pack walked up to a 65-year-old man and assaulted him while forcibly removed his property. The tough guys then turned their attention on an 11-year-old boy whom they then proceeded to rough up and rob.
The men between the ages of 17 and early 20s then ran away on foot. However, the thugs did not make a clean getaway. Cops released a surveillance video before the attacks. The tape shows the youngest of the three loitering in front of the turnstiles yawning while waiting for his prey. His two other accomplices appear briefly as they separately walk past the camera.
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