Madman learns his fate for brutal beating of disabled woman in NYC subway station
Norton Blake was sentenced to three years in prison for the brutal assault of a disabled woman in a New York City subway station. The attack, which was caught on video, involved Blake striking the victim over 50 times with a belt and cane. Blake expressed remorse during sentencing, although he claimed he was trying to help the victim at the time of the incident.
- ▪Norton Blake was sentenced to three years in prison for violently beating a 60-year-old disabled woman.
- ▪The assault occurred on September 1, 2023, and was recorded on video by an MTA worker.
- ▪The victim, Laurell Reynolds, spent two weeks in the hospital following the attack.
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US News Madman learns his fate for brutal beating of disabled woman in NYC subway station By Georgett Roberts and Daniel Cody Published May 27, 2026, 7:24 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google The hulking brute who savagely struck a 60-year-old disabled woman with a belt and cane over 50 times in a Manhattan subway station was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison. Judge Julieta Lozano also ordered 43-year-old Bronx resident Norton Blake to stay away from the victim for eight years over the Sept. 1, 2023 caught-on-camera attack.
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