NEW YORK — Police are searching for a man who they say abruptly began punching a 42-year-old woman he was sitting next to on an MTA bus in the Bronx last month, slamming her into the seats in what authorities say appears to be an unprovoked attack.
The woman was riding the BX31 bus and was near the corner of East 225th Street and Schieffelin Avenue in Edenwald around 12:30 a.m. on April 7 when the man mercilessly attacked her.
The woman sustained injuries to her face and body and was therefore taken to a hospital for treatment.
Police say the attacker got off the bus and ran down East 225th Street toward Laconia Avenue.
The NYPD released surveillance footage of the suspect (above). Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
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