Grandma, 75, has face stomped after asking neighbor to pick up after their dog

Published: 04:02, 12 April 2026 | Updated: 04:03, 12 April 2026 A 75-year-old grandmother was brutally beaten outside her New York City home after she asked her neighbor to pick up after their dog. Linda Scott was viciously stomped and punched in her front yard following the confrontation at around 9am on April 6, according to the New York Post. A doorbell camera captured Scott arguing with the dog owner before another woman in a red sweatshirt came in swinging violently at the grandmother. While Scott was on the ground, the attacker continued to land multiple punches on the elderly woman's head and proceeded to stomp at least twice on her face. The assault only stopped when a Navy vet neighbor identifying himself intervened. Scott recalled fearing for her life during the brutal attack and said she was thinking: 'God, I hope I live.' 'I tried to call 911. I think I had them on the open phone number, you know, but I couldn't do it because I just was shaking too much,' she added.  Scott sustained heavy bruising to her face and body and was taken to the hospital where she remained for two days. Linda Scott, 75, was viciously beaten in the front yard of her house in Crown Heights after asking her neighbor to pick up their dog's excrement The grandmother was rushed by a woman in a red sweatshirt who began punching and stomping her Scott's son Michael told News 12 that his mother was bleeding from her mouth and nose when he found her. Her neighbor Mr Barnett, 37, told the New York Post that he stopped the attack and worked to evict the thugs from the area. 'She was screaming, like it was an agonizing scream, like she was in pain, but I wasn't paying too much attention to it,' Barnett added. 'I was just trying to contain the environment and get the people off of her property.' Scott's family said they have had issues with a vacant lot near the home, where dog owners repeatedly leave their dog droppings. She said she recently poured ammonia in the lot to deter animals from entering. 'People have the dogs run on it, and they poop, and we have to smell it in the backyard,' Michael said. 'My mother puts ammonia down to use as a deterrent to keep rats and dogs away because of the smell. All right. It was not used as a weapon.' Scott was hospitalized but released on Wednesday with heavy bruising to her face and body  Scott's son, Michael, said his mother was bleeding after the attack  The suspect is still at large. She was seen wearing a red sweatshirt in the footage of her beating the grandmother  The doorbell footage showed Scott arguing with the dog owner about the ammonia. The grandmother added that she had no reason to be beaten so brutally. 'No business beating me or any other older person like that. Anybody. Period,' she said. The suspect is still at large, according to the New York Police Department. No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.