An image of the suspected suspect and Roosevelt Avenue 135-45 (@oliviamunn and Google Maps)
February 19, 2021 by Christian Murray
The man who was arrested Thursday for assaulting a 52-year-old Asian woman on a street in Flushing was released from custody this morning.
Patrick Mateo, 47, who was charged with assault and harassment, was released this morning at about 3 am without bail, according to the Queens attorney’s office.
Mateo was arrested yesterday after being seen in a viral video pushing the victim to the floor at around 1:50 pm on Tuesday after a verbal altercation.
The video shows Mateo throwing an item at the woman outside New Flushing Bakery, located at 135-45 Roosevelt Ave., before pushing her to the floor, where she suffered a head injury – requiring stitches.
The video, obtained from grainy surveillance images, gained more than 360,000 views on Instagram.
The victim, Leelee Chin-Yeung, told police he was in line to enter the bakery when he asked Mateo if he was in line.
According to court documents, he was extremely angry, swore at her and then put his hand on her face. He then went into the bakery, picked up a box and tossed it before pushing it on a newsstand. It then fell to the floor.
Chin-Yeung suffered a laceration on his forehead and lost consciousness. She was treated at a local hospital.
Mateo was accused of assault in the third degree and harassment in the second degree.
There were no hate crime charges arising from the attack. The victim’s daughter said online that Mateo had used racial slurs before the incident.
Mateo was released “under supervision”. Details on what “supervision” entails have not been known to date.
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