He hit her in the trachea,” the victim’s mother told the Daily News. “We’re all in shock … It was her dream to be a costume ...

Brunson, who police say is homeless, has been arrested several other times, most recently in July 2022 for assaulting a female NYPD employee and leaving her with a broken eye socket.

Police say he has multiple prior arrests -- including one for assaulting an off-duty civilian NYPD employee in 2022.