Woman Hit in Head in Random Subway Attack

Police are searching for these people in connection with an assault on a subway rider in the Bronx. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice

July 20, 2023

BRONX - A woman riding a Bronx train was punched in the face and pushed out of a subway car during a random attack, cops said.

Police released surveillance video from inside the Bronx subway station of a man and woman wanted in the random attack.

At around 4 pm on July 13, a 52-year-old woman was riding in a subway car of the Number 4 train. As the train approached the Bedford Avenue station near Lehman College, a man and woman walked up to her by the doors of the subway car.

Cops said one of the suspects suddenly began to wail on her - beating her about the head. When the doors opened, the other suspect pushed her out of the car forcing the victim to fall onto the subway platform. 

The attackers walked past the victim and fled the train station.

The victim suffered abrasions about the body as a result of the fall. EMS transported the woman to Saint Barnabas Hospital where she was listed in stable condition.

The first suspect is a male with a medium complexion who is bald. He was last seen wearing a white tank top.

The second suspect is a woman with a light complexion. She was last seen wearing a black and white print shirt with a purse.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to 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 are strictly confidential.