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Man Rapes Woman in Bronx on Christmas Morning, Police Say

By Rosa Goldensohn | December 26, 2014 11:17am | Updated on December 26, 2014 11:36am
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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.