Suspect in attack on 67-year-old Pinay in New York enters guilty plea

The suspect in the attack on a 67-year-old Filipina in Yonkers, New York last March entered a guilty plea in the case filed against him.

Tammel Esco, 42, suspect in the said attack, entered a plea agreement at the District Attorney's Office.

Esco was identified as the suspect in the incident caught on CCTV footage inside an apartment building in Yonkers last March 11.

The victim was punched 125 times, kicked seven times, and was spat on by the suspect.

As a result, the victim suffered facial bone fracture, brain bleeding and multiple contusions, and had bruises on her face.

Responding police arrested the suspect.

Charges of attempted murder and one count of assault under hate crime, a violent felony, were filed against the suspect.

In a statement, District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah said justice was given to the victim in the attack.

“Today’s agreement secured justice for the brave victim who endured the shocking attack and its aftermath and for a community impacted by the trauma of this hate driven violence," Rocah said.

The court scheduled the sentencing on Esco in November.

Aside from possibly facing 17 and a half years of prison, the suspect may also have to undergo post-release supervision for five years. —Dave Llavanes, Jr./KG, GMA News