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Couple Punches and Bites Man at Annadale Train Station, Prosecutors Say

By Nicholas Rizzi | September 16, 2016 10:11am | Updated on September 19, 2016 8:58am
 Tracy Territo and Robert Accardi were charged with assault and harassment after they attacked a passenger at the Annadale Staten Island Railway station, prosecutors said.
Tracy Territo and Robert Accardi were charged with assault and harassment after they attacked a passenger at the Annadale Staten Island Railway station, prosecutors said.
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ANNADALE — A couple punched and bit a man at the Annadale stop of the Staten Island Railway, prosecutors said.

The 18-year-old victim got into an argument with Robert Accardi, 35, and his girlfriend Tracy Territo, 38, as they got off the train on Monday at 4:46 p.m., a law enforcement source said.

Accardi started to attack the victim on the stairs leading to the street, punching him in the head, then Territo placed him in a headlock and brought him to the ground, prosecutors said.

The couple then punched the victim in the face and bit him, authorities said.

They were arrested about an hour later and charged with assault and harassment at their Tuesday arraignment, the Staten Island District Attorney's office said.

Accardi was released under supervision, according to online court records. His lawyer could not be reached for comment.

Territo was released without bail and her lawyer did not respond to a request for comment.