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Hulking 14-year-old boy busted in brutal NYC rape of delivery woman: cops, sources

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Woods, A., & Marino, J. (2026, September 28). Hulking 14-year-old boy busted in brutal NYC rape of delivery woman: cops, sources. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/28/us-news/hulking-boy-14-busted-in-nyc-rape-of-delivery-woman-cops-sources/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-28 · by Amanda Woods, Joe Marino
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On Monday, a 14-year-old boy was arrested in Staten Island for raping a 37-year-old delivery woman at gunpoint on September 9th. The teenager, who stands approximately 6 feet tall and weighs around 200 pounds, approached the victim while she was making a delivery and attacked her with a firearm before committing the rape. He faces charges including rape, assault, sexual abuse, criminal possession of a firearm, sexual misconduct, forcible touching, menacing, and harassment.
Written by AI on 2026-10-02, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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A 14-year-old boy, described by law enforcement as a "total stranger" to the victim, was arrested on September 9 in Dongan Hills, Staten Island, New York City. The incident occurred around 6 p.m., when the boy attacked and raped a 37-year-old delivery woman at gunpoint while she was making a package delivery. Following the attack, he fled the scene but was apprehended by police shortly after 10:30 a.m. on the same day. The victim suffered injuries during the assault but was listed in stable condition at a local hospital afterward. The teenager faced charges including rape, assault, sexual abuse, criminal possession of a firearm, and other related offenses.

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📰 NYC Rape Case
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Amanda Woods
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🔮 “From just their dynamic and how you would experience it in person, you just felt that love in the air,” one relative said.
🔮 Chanel — who is 10 years old and “very playful but not with anyone” — initially wouldn’t go with the cold-heated duo when they double-parked outside the 130th Street and 14th Avenue residence and beckoned to her, Lopez said.
🔮 The man – who sources said may be nonverbal – was pronounced dead on scene by EMS workers, cops said.
🔮 But without their tireless work, the story of your sacrifice, your dedication, the challenges you face and your professionalism will never be topped.” The DEA is one of the largest unions representing NYPD officers and brass, with the Police Benevolent Association representing the most members of the department.
🔮 Although he was instructed to return to the hospital this week, he has been left in the dark about whether that surgery will even happen.
🔮 The victim, 27, was riding a northbound No. 2 train passing through the 225th Street station in Williamsbridge around 9:10 a.m. when an attacker sliced him with the blade, police said.
🔮 None of that stopped Mayor Zohran Mamdani from referring to Belgal as “a New Yorker” in a raging tribute Thursday against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement — a label some Bronx locals took offense to.
🔮 “His legacy will forever shape our University and the lives of future Falcons.”
🔮 Both suspects – identified by the feds as illegal migrants from the Dominican Republic – were found by the US Marshals Service hiding in a basement of a home in Lynn, Massachusetts and taken into custody overnight, the NYPD said Wednesday. They will be brought back to New York City to face attempted murder charges, the department said.
🔮 He was rushed to Weill Cornell Medical Center, but could not be saved.
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🔮 Guerrero said she immediately went to school so she wouldn’t “be involved.”
🔮 “They probably couldn’t understand what she was saying.”
🔮 The city’s medical examiner will determine his cause of death.
🔮 “From just their dynamic and how you would experience it in person, you just felt that love in the air,” one relative said.
🔮 Chanel — who is 10 years old and “very playful but not with anyone” — initially wouldn’t go with the cold-heated duo when they double-parked outside the 130th Street and 14th Avenue residence and beckoned to her, Lopez said.
🔮 She did not discuss her purchase of the murder weapon but said, “If I could have prevented this, I would have.”
🔮 Local officials are expected to hold another press conference with additional details around 8:30 p.m. EST.
🔮 Police have not identified her as a suspect, but are investigating whether she may have been involved.
🔮 None of that stopped Mayor Zohran Mamdani from referring to Belgal as “a New Yorker” in a raging tribute Thursday against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement — a label some Bronx locals took offense to.
🔮 Jacob Freytes’ mother, meanwhile, ripped New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s calls for ICE to “be abolished” after the bloody run-in with Belgal this week — which sparked rowdy anti-ICE protests across the Big Apple.
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Topics

Dongan Hills NYPD Staten Island

Subjects

Dongan Hills GPE · 1× NYPD ORG · 1× Staten Island GPE · 1×

Narrative

The teen — described by law enforcement as a “total stranger” to the 37-year-old victim — was arrested around 10:30 a.m. and charged with rape and a slew of other raps in the heinous Sept. 9 sex attack in Dongan Hills, police said.
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A hulking 14-year-old boy was busted Monday for raping a woman at gunpoint as she delivered a package on Staten Island, cops and law-enforcement sources said. asserted
cops → bust → Island
The teen — described by law enforcement as a “total stranger” to the 37-year-old victim — was arrested around 10:30 a.m. and charged with rape and a slew of other raps in the heinous Sept. 9 sex attack in Dongan Hills, police said. asserted
police → describe → Hills
The boy, who is about 6 feet tall and 200 pounds, approached the woman as she made the delivery at Dongan Hills Avenue and Jefferson Street around 6 p.m., according to authorities and sources. uncertain
she → approach → authorities
He then hit her with a gun and proceeded to rape her, police said. asserted
police → hit → her
The victim was taken to a local hospital, where she was listed in stable condition. asserted
she → take → condition
But the teen fiend, shown in an NYPD sketch with a mask covering half his face and a hoodie pulled up over his head, had already fled the scene, police said. asserted
police → show → scene
The boy, whose identity was not released because of his age, was charged with rape as well as assault, sexual abuse, criminal possession of a firearm, sexual misconduct, forcible touching, menacing and harassment, police said. asserted
police → release → firearm
It is unclear whether the woman was working for a delivery service at the time of the disturbing assault. uncertain
woman → work → assault
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