Robbers rough up 63-year-old Bronx woman, steal $200 during mugging

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

The two suspects are believed to have robbed a 63-year-old woman in the Bronx. (DCPI)

Police are looking for two robbers who roughed up a 63-year-old woman last week in the Bronx and lifted $200 in cash from her purse.

The duo slipped into the foyer behind her before the door could close at an apartment building on Leggett Ave. near Southern Blvd., authorities said Sunday night.

One of them jumped the woman, put his hand over her mouth and told her to be quiet, according to cops.

Despite the threat, the woman put up a fight to keep the muggers off her during the attack, as seen in surveillance footage of the April 29 theft.

She can be seen flailing and desperately holding onto her bags as the second suspect tries to tug the knapsack away.

One of the attackers pulled the woman to the ground to get at her purse. (DCPI)

She eventually lost her grip and her blade-wielding attacker tossed her to the ground. He used the knife to cut the purse off her.

The moment he got his hands on the wallet stashed inside, the victim scrambled up the stairs to safety.

The duo fled the building with the pilfered goods, which included her debit card. One of the crooks could be seen on another camera smiling during the escape on Southern Blvd.

The victim was taken to Jacobi Medical Center with a cut to her finger after the attack.