23-year-old North Philadelphia woman charged in SEPTA bus assault

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A 23-year-old has been charged after police say she assaulted another passenger on a SEPTA bus last month.

According to a tweet from the SEPTA Transit Police chief, Anaysha Muhammad, of North Philadelphia, was in custody as of Tuesday morning. Police said she surrendered after a warrant was issued for her arrest.



Police said Muhammad was caught on camera striking the 69-year-old victim in the nose on October 29.

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Police said the victim was badly injured and taken to the hospital.
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"Fights happen on the bus, but I think it's a little different when you see a person that's elderly," said Lt. Michael Wright, with SEPTA Transit police. "As you see on the video it appears to be an assault, and makes us turn it up a notch, to try to figure out what happened because that person can't even defend themselves."

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Police believe the women never met each other before.
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Muhammad is facing several charges including aggravated assault, police said.