Homeless woman in cuffs for robbing man after he was crushed to death

PICTURED: Sick homeless woman, 40, who pickpocketed DEAD man after he was crushed by construction truck in NYC – as she’s led into courthouse in handcuffs charged with grand larceny

• Genience Draper, 40, was arrested by NYPD officers on Thursday morning
• Draper was filmed robbing a man who had just been killed by a truck on Oct. 6
• She was taken to Central Booking and will attend night court on Thursday 

A homeless woman who heartlessly pickpocketed a dead man who was crushed by a tractor-trailer in midtown Manhattan has been pictured.

Genience Draper was lead into New York City Central Booking after the horrific incident was caught on camera last week.

The sick 40-year-old was cuffed as she was dragged by an officer into the station ahead of a court hearing tonight where she will face grand larceny charges. 

This comes after horrific footage allegedly showed Draper robbing from a dead man after he was run over by a construction truck, with onlookers jeering her on.

Genience Draper, 40, was arrested at the 42nd Street and 8th Avenue subway station

The scene was later secured with crime scene tape before the body could be removed

Draper was arrested on Thursday morning by NYPD Transit officers that saw her at the 42nd Street and 8th Avenue subway station and recognized her, NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell said in a Tweet.

The man killed by the truck has been identified by police as Jerome Smith, who was struck on October 6, reported the New York Post.

Drapers theft of Smith’s wallet left police without a way to easily identify him, forcing them instead to use his dental records.

At the time of her arrest Draper had what appeared to be a crack pipe in her jacket, the outlet reported. She has had over 50 prior arrests.

Jerome Smith, 64, had his wallet stolen from him before the NYPD arrived

Draper was taken to New York City Central Booking and is due to attend night court on Thursday evening

‘It’s like the Gladiators. Nobody came in to stop? That’s even more disturbing,’ said Elma Kanefield, 83, who lived on the Upper West Side to the New York Post. 

‘To see somebody dead under a truck and actually do that — that’s horrible,’ Marco Nieves, 51, said.

‘That’s crazy,’ sanitation worker Jake Sean said. ‘How can you steal from a body on the street? That’s f**ked up. You’ve got to be at your lowest to do that.’

Jerome Smith was wrapped up in several rags while still underneath the truck that crushed him to death

Seconds after the incident, a female thief robbed Smith as he lay dead on the street

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