The New York Police Department said that a woman who was 73 years old was assaulted while riding a subway train in Manhattan. The incident has occurred on Thursday as per reports.
At approximately 4:30 p.m., the incident took place on an E train traveling in the direction of Manhattan as it approached the 5th Avenue/53rd Street stop.
According to the police, an individual who is not known to the victim approached her and started yelling at her. After that, the defendant struck the victim in the face with many punches repeatedly.
After that, the suspect, who was described as a woman with green and blonde hair, escaped on an E train that was headed toward Queens. According to the police, she has tattoos on both her left arm and her legs.
The New York Police Department has made public the surveillance video of the suspect here.
EMS personnel provided medical care to the victim at the station.
