Monique Whyte, the mother of a 16-year-old African American kid who was viciously beaten by a bunch of white youths at a Brooklyn subway station, is now calling for justice. According to reports, the assailants yelled racist epithets, flung banana peels, and then uploaded pictures of the battered teenager on the internet.
The attack took place at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue station on March 24, according to Fox 5 NY. According to the police, the gang threw things at the adolescent, attacked him on the platform, and took one of his shoes. A video of the event was temporarily posted on Instagram before it was removed.
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“He didn’t deserve that,” said Monique, the victim’s mother, expressing her rage. These thugs are terrorizing Black children in this neighborhood. I want something done.”
Additionally, she asked why her kid was singled out, saying, “A video circulated of my son being brutally attacked. Not once, but twice, in this train station. And I have questions. I wanna know why. They threw a banana at him. It hit him in his face. They beat him… they posted pictures of him on the floor.”
After initially refusing medical assistance, the victim went to NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health for treatment of head injuries.
Two suspects, ages 16 and 14, were taken into custody by police. They are charged with several crimes, including hate crimes. Anyone with knowledge regarding this incident is encouraged to come forward as the NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force continues its investigation into the incident.
