Social media influencer Halley Kate has posted a video, claiming she was punched in the face in broad daylight while walking the streets of New York City.
NYPD confirmed with DailyMail.com that the TikTok star filed a complaint with the police following the ordeal.
Officers confirmed the incident occurred while Kate, 23, ‘was walking in the vicinity of West 16 Street and 7 Avenue, when an unknown individual hit her in the head.’
‘The victim fell to the ground and suffered injuries to the left side of her face [and] was treated at a local medical facility.’
Police said that there have been no arrests and the investigation remains ongoing.
Social media influencer Halley Kate has posted a video, claiming she was punched in the face in broad daylight while walking the streets of New York City
Officers confirmed in an email that the incident occurred while Kate, 23, ‘was walking in the vicinity of West 16 Street and 7 Avenue, when an unknown individual hit her in the head’
In an emotional video that has garnered more than 27 million views, Kate recorded herself moments after being punched in the face.
‘You guys, I was literally just walking, and a man came up and punched me in the face,’ Kate said in the video with tears streaming down her face.
‘Oh my god, it was so bad, I can’t even talk.’
The influencer, who has over one million followers on TikTok, said she lost consciousness and fell to the floor after the assault.
Kate posted a follow up video from the safety of her apartment, revealing what she described as a ‘devil horn’-looking bump on the left side of her forehead.
‘Yeah, I’m going to the hospital, oh my god, it looks like a f**king devil horn,’ she said, having just noticed the bump starting to form while filming.
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‘The victim fell to the ground and suffered injuries to the left side of her face [and] was treated at a local medical facility,’ per the email
The influencer, who has over one million followers on TikTok, said she lost consciousness and fell to the floor after the assault
The content creator said the man, who has yet to be identified, had struck her while she was looking down at her phone to answer an email.
‘I literally passed out, so I don’t really remember. But I guess he was really mad that my head was down – he was walking a dog, so he took it upon himself to attack me and let me know to be conscious of my surroundings,’ Kate said.
After having regained consciousness, Kate said she woke up to the man screaming at her.
The victim posted another TikTok in which she is icing her head with the caption, ‘when you were supposed to record a podcast but now you’re icing your head with a Trader Joe’s acai packet waiting for the police to come.’
Kate, who has over 1 million followers on TikTok, said she lost consciousness and fell to the floor after the assault
Kate posted a follow up video from the safety of her apartment, revealing what she described as a ‘devil horn’-looking bump on the left side of her forehead
The influencer thanked her followers for their expressions of concern, and confirmed with the doctor that she would be okay but to look for symptoms such as vomiting or vision loss.
Pictured: A street view of West 16th Street and 7th Ave, where the incident occurred
In a fourth video, Kate thanked her followers for their expressions of concern, and confirmed with the doctor that she would be okay but to look for symptoms such as vomiting or vision loss.
‘I am going to be okay, I think I’m going to make a speedy recovery,’ she said, saying she was experiencing a severe migraine.
DailyMail.com has reached out to Kate for comment.