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Brooklyn attack: Cops looking for deranged man who allegedly punched woman in face at Atlantic Avenue subway station

man who allegedly punched a woman in the face
Police are looking for this man who allegedly punched a woman in the face at a Brooklyn subway station in an unprovoked attack (NYPD)

A 29-year-old woman was punched multiple times in the face by an unhinged man at a Brooklyn subway station last month, police said.

Police released video footage of the suspect Friday wanted for attacking the woman in an unprovoked attack at the Atlantic Avenue subway station at around 8:10 p.m. on Tuesday May 23.

According to police, the suspect approached the woman while she was standing waiting for a northbound Q train when he punched her multiple times in the face. The deranged man then fled the scene.

The woman was taken by EMS to Methodist Hospital and was treated for her injuries.  

Anyone with information in regard to this assault is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

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