A Good Samaritan who stepped in to help an elderly woman who was dragged out of a cab and robbed by the driver recalled the attack. The victim remains fearful, as her attacker still hasn't been arrested.
Catherine Shine, 78, from Brooklyn was seen in a viral video being pulled out of a cab by her leg and thrown onto the street on Wednesday afternoon. Shine was taking an Access-A-Ride cab to physical therapy when her driver, Mohamed Ahmed Elsakran, went past her destination and refused to let her out of the car.
Elsakran then jumped out of the car, opened Shine's door and dragged her out by the leg. The 78-year-old fought back with her cane.
Ezra Shalawani, 35, filmed the attack on the streets of Brooklyn located on East 35 Street near the corner of Avenue N in Marine Park. He intervened after he saw the elderly woman on the floor beating the driver with her cane.
‘I was taking a walk outside my office and saw someone pull someone else out of the vehicle, so I pulled my phone out and started recording, and as soon as I hit that record button I saw an elderly woman hit a man with a cane,' Shalawani told DailyMail.com.
Shalawani suffered a minor injury after attempting to stop the fleeing cab driver. He is seen in the video wearing a sling.
Ezra Shalawani, 35, stepped into help an elderly woman who was attacked and robbed by her cab driver on Wednesday. He wore a sling after suffering a minor injury after he intervened
Catherine Shine, 78, from Brooklyn was seen in a viral video being pulled out of a cab by her leg and thrown onto the street by Mohamed Ahmed Elsakran
Shine noticed on her Wednesday cab drive that the driver was past her stop. She demanded him to stop when the altercation occurred
The good Samaritan quickly intervened as Shine screamed the driver had stolen her phone.
Shalawani insisted that Elsakran give the phone back. The cab driver then apparently noticed he was being filmed and promptly returned the phone.
'That’s when his jaw dropped, and he handed me the phone very politely as if he didn’t just throw a woman out of the vehicle a few seconds earlier,' Shalawani recalled.
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ShareThe good Samaritan then made his way to the front of the car in an effort to halt the man from escaping before police arrived.
‘He turned left and I ended up on his hood and then on the ground,’ he said. ‘Luckily I was able to get up pretty quick.
‘I went to the woman and asked how she was doing. She, unfortunately, wasn’t able to get up for about 30 seconds to a minute just trying to compose herself and gather everything.’
Shortly after, another bystander on a bike passed by and helped take the victim to the hospital along with Shalawani who suffered an arm sprain.
Elsakran jumped out of the car, opened Shine's door and dragged her out by the leg. The 78-year-old fought back with her cane
The taxi driver took the elderly woman's phone and was about to leave before a bystander intervened
PICTURED: Mohamed Ahmed Elsakran, the cab driver who attacked the 78-year-old woman while taking her to a physical therapy appointment
Footage captured the driver trying to escape. He hit Shalawani before fleeing the scene
Shalawani has a sling after suffering a minor injury as he intervened
The elderly woman's son said his mom is still afraid because the driver has yet to be arrested.
'She is also very scared because that guy is still out there,' Thomas Shine told The New York Post. 'She is sore and has a headache, but she is very scared because the guy hasn't been arrested.'
The NYS Federation of Taxi Drivers called for Elaskran's license to be revoked immediately and called the incident 'criminal in nature.'
'The video is brutal and shows no compassion or respect for the elderly,' the group told The Post. 'Mohamed's actions will not be tolerated, there is NOTHING that can justify throwing an elderly women out of a car and into the street.'
Police have not yet made an arrest in connection with the case.
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