Woman arrested in Georgia for chemical attack in Brooklyn subway

Police released a photo of the attacker taken during the incident.
Police released a photo of the attacker taken during the incident. Photo credit NYPD

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — A 33-year-old woman was extradited from Georgia to Brooklyn Friday after she was arrested for attacking a Brooklyn hospital worker with a caustic chemical two weeks ago.

Georgia police arrested Rodlin Gravesande for an attack on a 21-year-old woman on Dec. 2 around 1:10 a.m. at the Nostrand Avenue-Winthrop Street station in Prospect Lefferts Gardens.

Gravesande allegedly started an argument with the victim on the subway platform, followed her up the station’s stairs and splashed her face with chemicals.

Emergency responders rushed the woman, who works at Kings County Hospital, to NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi where she was treated for chemical burns.

Police charged Gravesande with assault for the attack.

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