Upper East Side rape: Police arrest man accused of sexually assaulting a woman in her home in Manhattan, NYC

UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) – Authorities have arrested a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a woman in her Manhattan home last month.

Donovan Murphy, 28, is charged with rape, strangulation, burglary and grand larceny in connection with the attack. Murphy was taken into custody by the New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force.

The attack occurred early on the morning of September 28 near East 92nd Street and First Avenue.

According to police, the 29-year-old woman was in her home when the suspect approached her, forcefully entered her apartment and then raped her before fleeing the scene.

First responders at the time transported the victim to a nearby hospital in stable condition while the NYPD's Manhattan Special Victims Squad investigated the incident.

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