NYC Tourist Allegedly Punched In Face After Refusing To Tip Man For ‘Free Hugs’
- 8 years ago
Twenty-two-year-old Canadian tourist Sophie Violene Dauvois was allegedly punched in the eye by Times Square ‘free hugs’ man Jermaine Himmelstein on Thursday after refusing to give him a tip.
Free hugs may seem like a good thing, but they can also come with strings attached, as one Canadian woman learned it the hard way.
She was allegedly punched in the eye after declining to tip a man known for giving out free hugs in Times Square, reports the Toronto Sun.
The incident involving 24-year-old Jermaine Himmelstein and 22-year-old tourist Sophie Violene Dauvois occurred on Thursday, according to the New York Police Department.
While the
Free hugs may seem like a good thing, but they can also come with strings attached, as one Canadian woman learned it the hard way.
She was allegedly punched in the eye after declining to tip a man known for giving out free hugs in Times Square, reports the Toronto Sun.
The incident involving 24-year-old Jermaine Himmelstein and 22-year-old tourist Sophie Violene Dauvois occurred on Thursday, according to the New York Police Department.
While the