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Senior on Subway Punched in Face in Bronx

AGAIN - Unprovoked Subway Attack


Police are looking for this man in connection with an unprovoked attack on a senior in the subway in the Bronx.


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

September 20, 2022


BRONX - An elderly woman was smashed in the face repeatedly by a mugger as she was leaving a subway car in the Bronx.


At around 7:45 pm on September 16, a 66-year-old woman was exiting a subway car at the Fordham Road Station. Suddenly a man blocked her exit and punched her in the face repeatedly.


Cops say the attack was unprovoked.


As the woman fell to the ground, her attacker grabbed her purse and fled the station.


The victim was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital where she was treated. She is listed in serious but stable condition.


Anyone with information should call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 


All calls remain confidential.

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