EASTCHESTER — A 51-year-old woman was raped on Christmas morning by a man who struck up a conversation with her and then attacked, NYPD said.
The victim was on Boston Road near Pelham Parkway in Eastchester about 6:20 a.m. when Jose Roys, 37, started talking to her, police said.
Roys then punched her in the face, dragged her to a secluded area and raped her, police said. He took her purse and fled.
The woman was taken to Jacobi Medical Center in stable condition.
Police arrested Roys, a Bronx resident, early Friday and charged him with rape, robbery, criminal sex act and assault.
Information about his lawyer was not immediately available.