1MANHATTAN, N.Y. – A 50-year-old man has been charged in connection with a street assault that left a woman and a child injured in Lower Manhattan earlier this month.

Police identified the suspect as Li Dong of Manhattan.

He faces two counts of assault and one count of endangering the welfare of a child.

Key Points

Li Dong, 50, has been charged after allegedly assaulting a 71-year-old woman and a 10-year-old boy.

The incident occurred on October 19 near East Broadway and Market Street in Manhattan.

Police say the altercation began after the child’s skateboard made contact with the suspect.

Verbal dispute turns violent

According to the New York City Police Department, the victims—a 71-year-old woman and a 10-year-old boy—were crossing the street around 7:25 a.m. on October 19 when

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