Disturbed woman robs 7-year-old boy and slaps his mom in NYC mugging at grocery store

A disturbed woman snatched a wad of cash out of a 7-year-old boy’s hand at a Bronx grocery store — and then tussled with his mom, according to cops and surveillance video obtained by The Post Friday.

The child was paying for fruit at Richard’s Fruit and Vegetable on Jerome Avenue near Marcy Place in Mount Eden around 11:40 a.m. Sept. 24 when the burgundy-haired thief ripped the bills out of his hand, police said.

Video obtained from the store shows the heartless mugger snatching the dollars, and then slapping and punching the youngster’s 38-year-old mom, who was pushing a stroller with a baby in it.

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The suspect was seen in separate footage released by the NYPD wearing black and gray athletic clothing. She ran off, heading north toward East 170 Street, cops said.

The injured mom was treated at the scene by EMS, police said.

The boy had about $4 in change taken from him, according to co-owner, Erick Vidals, 44, of Richard’s Fruits and Vegetables, a family-owned business for 27 years.

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“It was shocking at that moment to be honest because I got my own kids too,” he said when he watched the video.

He noted he had seen the attacker before, hanging around the neighborhood asking people for cash, but never while wearing a red wig.

“We have never seen something like that,” he said. “snatching $3, $4 from a 7-year-old kid. It’s insane.”

Anyone with information on the attacker – who was still on the loose Friday – is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org , or on X @NYPDTips.

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