CAUGHT: Man arrested after kicking woman, 78, in face multiple times on subway in the Bronx

WAKEFIELD, the Bronx (WPIX) -- A man has been arrested after he was seen on video kicking an elderly woman in the face on a subway in the Bronx, police said.

On Sunday, March 10, at about 3:10 a.m., inside of the Nereid Avenue/ White Plains Road subway station, a man approached a 78-year-old woman who was seated, and began to punch and kick her numerous times in her face and her body, police said.

The horrendous assault was captured on cellphone video.

The disturbing footage shows the man kicking the seated victim six times, twice in the head and four times in her upper body, before walking off the subway yelling, "Now Worldstar that!"

The woman, who was seen with several bags, tried to block the kicks with her left hand, while stunned passengers watched, the video showed.

The man left the No. 2 train at the station and fled on foot.

The woman rode the train one more northbound stop and exited at the Wakefield-241 Street /White Plains Road station, where she was met by EMS.

She suffered from bleeding and swelling with cuts to the face, police said.

She was treated on scene by EMS and refused further medical attention, according to police.

The name of the perpetrator has not yet been released.