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A Bronx man who allegedly smeared human feces on a woman’s face on a subway platform last week has been arrested, NYPD said.

Frank Abrokwa, 37, approached a 43-year-old woman who was sitting on a bench on the southbound platform of the Wakefield-241st Street subway station in the Bronx around 5:15 p.m. Monday, Feb. 21, cops said.


  Frank Abrokwa is escorted out of Bronx Criminal Court on March 1, 2022. Wayne Carrington Frank Abrokwa is escorted out of Bronx Criminal Court on March 1, 2022. Wayne Carrington

Suddenly, without saying a word, he hit the unsuspecting woman in the face and the back of her head with human feces before fleeing, footage released by police showed. It’s not clear whether the feces was his.


  Frank Abrokwa was arrested for allegedly smearing human feces on an innocent woman’s face on a Bronx subway platform last week. WABC7 Frank Abrokwa was arrested for allegedly smearing human feces on an innocent woman’s face on a Bronx subway platform last week. WABC7

Abrokwa was arrested Monday and charged with forcible touching, menacing, disorderly conduct and harassment.

Mayor Eric Adams called the incident a “horrific experience for anyone to go through” at an unrelated press conference Monday afternoon. 

“Human waste or someone spitting in your face, those are real signs of mental health issues … and we really must dig into how we’re dealing with these mental health issues,” the mayor said.


  Abrokwa was charged with forcible touching, menacing, disorderly conduct and harassment. DCPI Abrokwa was charged with forcible touching, menacing, disorderly conduct and harassment. DCPI

  Mayor Eric Adams said Abrokwa’s assault on the unsuspecting woman was a sign of mental health issues. DCPI Mayor Eric Adams said Abrokwa’s assault on the unsuspecting woman was a sign of mental health issues. DCPI

The nauseating incident comes amid a frightening uptick in Big Apple subway crime.

In response to the violence, Adams announced his Subway Safety Plan on Feb. 18, pledging to crack down on rule-breaking and preventing people from living on the trains and in the stations.

Adams said teams of outreach workers and city cops began last week canvassing the subways to identify mentally ill and homeless people who need to be removed and will work to get them the treatment and housing they need.


  Frank Abrokwa was arrested Monday and charged with forcible touching, menacing, disorderly conduct and harassment. Joe Marino/NY Post Frank Abrokwa was arrested Monday and charged with forcible touching, menacing, disorderly conduct and harassment. Joe Marino/NY Post
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