US EditionMan Who Hit Woman in Head 13 Times with Hammer in Queens Sentenced to Life in Prison
QUEENS PLAZA SUBWAY STATION, LONG ISLAND CITY, NEW YORK CITY, JUL 10 – William Blount was convicted of first-degree assault and robbery after fracturing Nina Rothschild's skull in a Queens subway attack captured on surveillance video.
- On February 24, 2022, William Blount, 60, violently attacked Nina Rothschild by striking her head 13 times with a hammer while she was entering a subway station in Queens.
- Blount approached Rothschild from behind, kicked her down stairs, and robbed her as she returned from work, with the assault caught on surveillance video.
- Rothschild endured multiple skull fractures that necessitated emergency surgery involving the implantation of titanium mesh, and she shared her personal account and feelings about the attack during the sentencing hearing.
- Judge John Zoll imposed the maximum sentence of 25 years to life, calling the attack brutal and stating it was a miracle Rothschild survived, while DA Melinda Katz praised the outcome.
- Blount was convicted in April 2022 of first-degree assault, robbery, and other charges, and his sentence suggests he will remain in prison for life.
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WABC By WABC News Staff Click here for updates on this story KEW GARDENS, Queens, New York (WABC) — The man convicted in the vicious hammer attack on a woman at a Queens subway station was sentenced to life behind bars. William Blount, 60, was convicted of striking Nina Rothschild in the head with a hammer 13
Violent felon sentenced to 25 years to life for brutal Queens hammer attack that left victim asking ‘Why me?’
Jul. 10, 2025 By Dean Moses Nina Rothschild, 60, stood in Queens court on Thursday and stared down the man convicted of beating her in the head some 13 times with a hammer and asked one question: “Why me?” William Blount, also 60, was found guilty of following Rothschild down the steps of the Queens Plaza subway station on Feb. 24, 2022, before kicking her and then brutally bashing her skull with a hammer some 13 times before making off with her…
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By WABC News Staff Click here for updates on this story KEW GARDENS, Queens, New York (WABC) — The man convicted in the vicious hammer attack on a woman at a Queens subway station was sentenced to life behind bars. William Blount, 60, was convicted of striking Nina Rothschild in the head with a hammer 13 times. She survived the brutal attack. Prosecutors brought up a handful of his prior convictions spanning decades of violent felony offense…
Man who hit woman in head 13 times with hammer in Queens sentenced to life in prison
By WABC News Staff Click here for updates on this story KEW GARDENS, Queens, New York (WABC) — The man convicted in the vicious hammer attack on a woman at a Queens subway station was sentenced to life behind bars. William Blount, 60, was convicted of striking Nina Rothschild in the head with a hammer
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