Man Accused of Raping, Choking Woman on Long Island Path Appears in Court
Prosecutors said that the 23-year-old woman was taking the shortcut — one she is very familiar with — on her way home around 1:45 p.m., when Diaz was sitting in a folding chair just beyond some trees, waiting to strike. Detectives in Suffolk County are investigating after a woman was attacked and raped as she walked in a wooded area, authorities said Friday. NBC New York's Pei-Sze Cheng reports. The Suffolk County prosecutor said that the victim heard Diaz run up behind her, and then grabbed her by the throat. As she tried to scream for help, she lost consciousness, the prosecutor ...