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One criminal in Philadelphia is probably kicking himself for trying to steal a camera from a woman who was not the one.

On Monday afternoon, a young woman who asked not to be named, was assaulted outside the Convention Center while taking photos with her Canon camera. A young male walked up to her and punched her in the face. He then tried to grab the camera.

But the woman wasn’t here for that. She held on to her camera and even managed to get a shot of the alleged assailant (above).

“I was taking a photo when he punched me in the jaw,” she told me on Tuesday night. “I turned around and he turned around at the same time, and I took a series of photos. He was in a few photos I had taken a few minutes prior to the assault as well.”

“He was at the street corner of 13th and Arch, and I was taking photos of the Convention Center,” she says of the second photo. “I was walking slowly while I was taking photos. He walked past me as did the woman in the red jacket. He was walking near her for about a block. A few minutes later as I approached Broad Street is when he assaulted me.”

She shared the photos on Facebook, adding:

“He punches like a granny, and was dumb enough to turn back around and walk by thinking his granny punch knocked me out so I could take his photo. Cheese!”

She’s nursing a sore jaw, but is uninjured otherwise. And…she still has her camera.

After filing a report with the police, it was revealed that a second woman was assaulted by the same man.

The 25-year-old Temple Medical School student, who asks that we not use her name, says that he punched her in the face but did not take anything from her. He also allegedly jumped on her back. “I was wearing my bag across my body,” she says. “I’m not sure if he was trying to steal anything or not.”

The Washington Square West resident says that her face is still sore but that any visible swelling has gone away. She didn’t take a photo, but Septa Police have a video of the attack. The victim says that she is certain it is the same man. “It’s the same face, same facial expression, and it’s the same coat, hat and scarf that he was wearing,” she says.

What’s this guy’s deal? It’s about to be jail with that crystal-clear shot the first victim managed to snap!

SOURCE: PhillyMag | PHOTO CREDIT: Facebook