I think it’s newer. I first heard of it a few years ago.
Possibly. It’s not very common to get a mugging that is not tied to a robbery or attempted robbery. I’m still wondering if people considered such a mugging so cowardly that they didn’t even dignify it with news, until recently.
It was around in the 90s in NYC, only the blacks doing it were then calling it “Herbing.” The “Herb” being a white, senior male...preferably wearing glasses.