Woman dies after attack, mugger charged

TIMES SQUARE, Manhattan (WABC) -- A pistillate from New Jersey has died aft being attacked successful New York City by a mugger, who's present facing a execution charge.

Jermaine Foster, 26, was charged with execution successful the 2nd grade aft helium was arraigned successful tribunal Sunday pursuing the decease of a 58-year-old pistillate from Bayonne.

Foster was initially charged with robbery and battle aft helium stole a compartment telephone and knocked down the pistillate successful Times Square connected Friday, but those charges were upgraded aft the pistillate died successful the infirmary Saturday.

She was the airy of the household and present Maria Ambrocio's household is stunned they were by her infirmary bedside.

For much than 24 hours, the 58-year-old caregiver fought hard for her life, but the likelihood were not connected her side.

"I'm much than heartbroken," said her champion friend, Maria Cruz.

Cruz can't marque consciousness of it.

"We question together, we enactment together, we person amusive together," she said.

Cruz was determination erstwhile it happened - the lifelong friends, some nurses, were successful Times Square aft luncheon connected Friday erstwhile constabulary accidental Foster, who had conscionable stolen a cellphone, knocked down Ambrocio. She went down hard.

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"I heard a large thud, I said 'OMG' and erstwhile I looked down I saw her crying," Cruz said.

She ne'er woke up again.

Ambrocio's household is having an unimaginably pugnacious clip saying goodbye to specified a strong, inspirational woman, but they privation the antheral who caused each of this to pay.

The Philippine Consulate General of New York released a connection calling for much constabulary extortion for the Asian assemblage and intelligence wellness resources for the homeless.

Local leaders are asking wherefore Foster - who constabulary accidental is stateless - was connected the streets successful the archetypal spot and not getting the assistance helium needed.

Both New York City mayoral candidates, Eric Adams and Curtis Sliwa, spoke retired Sunday astir the tragic death.

"The tragic decease of Maria Ambrocio is the nonaccomplishment of our full nationalist information eco-system, including nonaccomplishment to place unsafe radical and get them disconnected the thoroughfare and into facilities," Adams said.

"Crime has been rampant successful this City," Curtis Sliwa said. "Why are the mentally sick connected the streets? They request care."

Foster was arrested Friday for 2 abstracted incidents - stealing the cellphone and breaking into an apartment.

He's owed backmost successful tribunal connected Thursday.

The household wants Foster down bars for the lifelong symptom helium has caused for taking specified a precious life.

The Philippine Consulate says they volition beryllium holding a memorial wide for Ambrocio astatine St. Francis Church connected West 31st Street astatine 1:30 p.m. connected Monday.

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