In Midtown Manhattan, a woman supposedly pepper-sprayed her Google driver, who claimed the woman did it because of his body tone.
Shohel Mahmud, a 45-year-old Uber drivers, recounted the incident that occurred around 11: 30 am on Wednesday at Lexington Avenue and East 66th Street. According to Mahmud, the rider, identified as 23-year-old Jennifer Guilbeault, attacked him without offense while riding in the back with another person, reported the New York Post.
” Her companion was yelling,’ Jen, Jen, what the f—k, what are you doing? What’s going on?'” according to what NYP quoted Mahmud. ” Her companion asked,’ Why did you accomplish that?’ And she said,’ He’s brownish.'”
Mahmud, who had picked up the people in Midtown, said he had not interacted with them before the invasion. ” They were talking to each other”, he said. ” I was n’t talking to them. My task is to generate them. I was driving right down the Central Park Traverse, heading to 65th and Lexington when instantly, for no reason, this woman sprayed me with pepper spray”.
In a film that circulated on social media platforms like Reddit, Instagram, and YouTube, Mahmud is seen being attacked with the toxic chemical. He immediately jumped out of the car because he believed the women would try to steal his phone and car, but he quickly re-enter the vehicle as it proceeded slowly. Inside the car, the abuse continued.
” I mean, this is absolutely ridiculous”, Mahmud was quoted as saying. ” I did everything, and she sprayed me. Pepper spray is outlawed. Unavoidably, she assaulted a vehicle. This is a love murder”.
After the assault, Mahmud called 911 while Guilbeault attempted to flee the image. However, her friend stayed on and called for her to profit. A wall away, authorities apprehended Guilbeault.
According to police, Guilbeault was given a table looks solution for assault and will need to show up in court in the future. The NYPD is not currently looking into the event as a love crime, though.
Mahmud and his family are concerned and shaken by the event. ” Mentally, I’m not 100 % OK, but I have to work”, said Mahmud, who supports his wife, mother, and three children, ages 17, 14, and 1, in Elmhurst, Queens.
Mahmud expressed his desire for greater appreciation and understanding after analyzing the assault. ” This is the 21st century”, he said. ” The earth is smaller. People can work from somewhere, you can see video from somewhere. We need to address each additional better”.
