# Times Square fatal stabbing suspect has bipolar disorder, brother says

Pamela Cisneros, 49, was arrested after stabbing two people in Times Square, killing Bank of America VP Erin Piacenti.

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Erin Piacenti, vice president at Bank of America, died after being taken to a hospital due to the severity of her stab wounds sustained in the Times Square attack. [^1]

Pamela Cisneros, a 49-year-old resident of Queens, New York, was arrested by police after stabbing two people in Times Square during a daytime attack; one of the victims died from the severity of her wounds. [^2]

Patrick Perata, 59, brother of the suspect, told the New York Post that his sister Pamela Cisneros had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and had been receiving treatment in recent years. [^3]

Bank of America confirmed the death of its executive Erin Piacenti and expressed condolences through a spokesperson to Europa Press. [^4]

After the victim opens the photo, the criminal shifts tone, accuses the person of viewing private content, intimidates them with supposed legal or personal consequences, and demands payment to avoid those alleged retaliations, constituting extortion. [^5]

Cybercriminals abuse WhatsApp's 'view once' feature to extort money: they send a compromising image and, after the victim opens it, threaten legal or personal consequences unless a payment is made, according to the article. [^6]

In the scam, the fraudster first sends a view-once photo that appears to contain sensitive or compromising material, and once the victim views it, sends a second message claiming the image was sent by mistake. [^7]

The Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) warned in a post on the social network X that people who receive a WhatsApp view-once photo from an unknown number should not open it or respond to messages, regardless of curiosity. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. Erin Piacenti, vice president at Bank of America, died after being taken to a hospital due to the severity of her stab wounds sustained in the Times Square attack. (El País, News)
2. Pamela Cisneros, a 49-year-old resident of Queens, New York, was arrested by police after stabbing two people in Times Square during a daytime attack; one of the victims died from the severity of her wounds. (El País, News)
3. Patrick Perata, 59, brother of the suspect, told the New York Post that his sister Pamela Cisneros had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and had been receiving treatment in recent years. (El País, News)
4. Bank of America confirmed the death of its executive Erin Piacenti and expressed condolences through a spokesperson to Europa Press. (El País, News)
5. After the victim opens the photo, the criminal shifts tone, accuses the person of viewing private content, intimidates them with supposed legal or personal consequences, and demands payment to avoid those alleged retaliations, constituting extortion. (Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo, News)
6. Cybercriminals abuse WhatsApp's 'view once' feature to extort money: they send a compromising image and, after the victim opens it, threaten legal or personal consequences unless a payment is made, according to the article. (Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo, News)
7. In the scam, the fraudster first sends a view-once photo that appears to contain sensitive or compromising material, and once the victim views it, sends a second message claiming the image was sent by mistake. (Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo, News)
8. The Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) warned in a post on the social network X that people who receive a WhatsApp view-once photo from an unknown number should not open it or respond to messages, regardless of curiosity. (Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo, News)

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