The lunatic accused of stabbing a tourist mom leading a school trip in Times Square admitted to the terrifying attack — as he unleashed a profanity-laced rant at cops and demanded they give him cigarettes, court records allege.
“F–k you,” Cyril Destin, 61, allegedly told the officers who ordered him to drop the knife as they responded to the random May 11 attack at West 43rd Street and Eighth Avenue, the filings state.
The suspected stabber repeated the cuss at least 10 times, before yelling, “Bye, b—hes” at the cops, the court documents say, citing police body camera footage.
Later, at the Midtown South Precinct, Destin appeared to be talking to himself, demanded Newport cigarettes and even told one officer to strip naked, according to the court papers.
“I didn’t mean to stab that lady. I don’t stab ladies in the street. I didn’t mean to stick that knife in her,” he allegedly blurted to cops after his arrest.
“Who the f–k are these people, Cyril … Then don’t talk to me, then … You’re not making me look at a f–king thing. Do you hear me? Take off your f–king clothes,” the unhinged man ranted, according to the court docs. “F–k you … Keep that motherf–ker off me … You still touching me, aren’t you. You want to touch me more … Ease up, motherf–ker.”
The court papers — which allege Destin made three separate statements to police confessing to the caught-on-camera stabbing — were filed as he was arraigned on an indictment charging him with second-degree assault, first-degree attempted assault and criminal possession of a weapon.
Destin pleaded not guilty to the charges at his Manhattan Supreme Court arraignment Monday.
He’s accused of stabbing Amber Lohr, a 36-year-old mother of five, as she, her daughter and students were exiting a souvenir shop near the Crossroads of the World.
Surveillance footage allegedly showed Destin using a walker to exit Port Gourmet Deli before sitting for a minute, only to lunge at the unsuspecting victim with a large knife.
She was treated for a stab wound to the chest at Bellevue Hospital.
The victim’s husband, John Lohr, told The Post that his wife was chaperoning a group of schoolgirls on a class trip from western Pennsylvania when she was attacked.
“My wife not only had taken the stabbing but should also be considered a hero by remaining in front of the children, coaching them to go backwards without turning around,” he said.
Destin was living in a shelter across the street from the scene of the attack, and has a rap sheet dating back two decades, including arrests for menacing, trespass and theft, law enforcement sources have said.
The accused stabber didn’t need a walker for his brief appearance in court. Prosecutors told Judge Curtis Farber that they recommended a potential deal of seven years in prison if Destin pleads guilty to the top charge.
He is due back in court on September 9.
