73-year-old punched multiple times in the face in unprovoked attack on subway: NYPD
MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) — A 73-year-old woman was attacked on a subway train in Manhattan on Thursday, according to the NYPD.
The incident happened around 4:30 p.m. on a Manhattan-bound E train approaching the 5th Avenue/53rd Street station.
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Police say an unknown individual approached the victim and began to yell at her. The suspect then punched the victim multiple times in the face.
The suspect, described as a woman with green and blonde hair, then fled on a Queens-bound E train. Police say she has tattoos on her legs and left arm.
The NYPD released the following surveillance video of the suspect.
The victim was treated at the station by EMS.
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