Suspect in Union Square shove attack on 85-year-old is bipolar, had stopped taking medication: mom ^43.4%

New York Daily News - By Kerry Burke, Emma Seiwell, Colin Mixson - 6/4/2026, 5:17 PM

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The mother of a woman arrested for critically injuring an 85-year-old great-grandmother in an unprovoked shove near Union Square Park in Manhattan says her daughter has bipolar disorder and stopped taking her medication before the assault. Paris Valentine, 29, is being held without bail on a felony assault charge for allegedly pushing... more