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'Brooklyn Ripper' victim wins settlement against city
February 7, 2018 | 3:54pmA little girl’s heart-wrenching testimony about nearly being killed — and watching her 6-year-old pal die — when a psycho slashed them in a Brooklyn public-housing elevator was enough to...
Family of girl who was stabbed in elevator fighting off eviction
June 2, 2017 | 1:36amThe family of Mikayla Capers, the little girl who was stabbed and watched her pal die in the elevator at her run-down public-housing complex, spent the third anniversary of the...
Mom of boy slain in elevator by 'Brooklyn Ripper' sues city
May 7, 2015 | 9:24pmNEW YORK — The mother of a 6-year-old who was stabbed to death in a public housing elevator sued the city Thursday, saying officials let blatant security risks linger before...
‘Brooklyn Ripper’ victim finally gets a new home
August 23, 2014 | 12:58amShe has a new lease — on life. The little girl who was too scared to return to the run-down public-housing complex where she was stabbed by the “Brooklyn Ripper”...
City keeps 'Brooklyn Ripper' victim in housing limbo
August 18, 2014 | 4:51amThe little girl who was stabbed by the “Brooklyn Ripper” and watched him murder her best friend is being traumatized again — by the city, her family told The Post....
7-year-old survivor of ‘Brooklyn Ripper’ makes first appearance
August 9, 2014 | 10:02amShe can smile again. Brave little Mikayla Capers beamed Saturday in her first public appearance since surviving 16 stab wounds she suffered in a brutal Brooklyn elevator attack that killed...
Slain elevator boy's kin rage at accused killer's lawyer
August 8, 2014 | 4:13pmDistraught relatives of a 6-year-old boy slain in a Brooklyn elevator raged at his accused killer's lawyer Friday after the attorney said he might push for an insanity defense for...
'Brooklyn ripper' told cops Satan 'controls things': court docs
July 2, 2014 | 12:54pmThe madman accused of savagely stabbing two little kids in Brooklyn told cops, “I think I need a lawyer,” new court papers reveal – raising the possibility that he understands...
Accused ‘Brooklyn Ripper’ shaved head to elude cops
June 16, 2014 | 4:25amOh, he’s crazy, all right. Crazy like a fox. Accused Brooklyn butcher Daniel St. Hubert, who is charged with stabbing two children in an elevator, was sane enough to try...
Child victim of accused Brooklyn Ripper 'learning to smile'
June 14, 2014 | 6:48pmShe’s learning to smile through her broken heart. Haunted by the brutal Brooklyn stabbing that left her in critical condition and her young pal dead, 7-year-old Mikayla Capers is finding...
'Brooklyn Ripper' survivor can't bear to see slain friend's family
June 12, 2014 | 3:27pmLittle Mikayla Capers -- who was with 6-year-old Prince Joshua “PJ” Avitto when he was murdered in a Brooklyn elevator -- is so heartbroken about losing her best friend that...
Accused 'Brooklyn Ripper' angrily demands a word with judge
June 11, 2014 | 12:44pmThe accused Brooklyn Ripper demanded to speak privately with the judge Wednesday in Brooklyn Criminal Court -- as the brave little girl who survived his deadly stabbing spree finally got...
Accused 'Brooklyn Ripper' terrifying psych ward staff
June 8, 2014 | 11:17pmThe accused Brooklyn Ripper, charged with butchering two young children in an elevator, is now terrifying even hardened staffers on the Bellevue psych ward. Daniel St. Hubert has been threatening...
Child stabbed recovering but won't talk about Ripper
June 8, 2014 | 1:04amShe’s bravely struggling to walk and talk again — but still won’t speak a word about the madman with the knife. “It is too soon right now,” the great aunt...