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Woman pummeled on NYC subway after being ordered to ‘look somewhere else’
The man then ran off and is still at large, while the victim was taken to the hospital.
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Woman pummeled on NYC subway after being ordered to ‘look somewhere else’
By
Amanda Woods
May 26, 2023 10:07am
Updated
An attacker pummeled a 52-year-old woman on a Queens train after ordering her to “look somewhere else,” cops said Friday.
The victim was riding a southbound E train approaching Queens Plaza around 10:45 a.m. Wednesday when the man approached her and made the demand, police said.
He then punched her multiple times in the head, police said.
When the train stopped at the station, the assailant ran off, cops said.
A 52-year-old woman was pummeled on a Queens train by a suspect who told her to “look somewhere else,” cops said. NYPDThe victim stayed on the train until it reached the Court Square station, police said.
She was taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in stable condition, with non-life-threatening injuries to her head.
Police released surveillance images of the on-the-lam suspect Thursday.
The victim was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.Seth GottfriedHe is believed to be in his 30s, around 6 feet tall and 150 pounds, with a dark complexion and thin build.
He was last seen wearing a white and blue hooded shirt and light blue jeans.
The incident comes days after a similar assault at the same station, cops said.
A 69-year-old woman was riding a Manhattan-bound E train approaching Queens Plaza on the afternoon of May 19 when a man punched her once in the head without saying a word, authorities said.
Police are still looking for that suspect as well.