NEW YORK – Police are searching for a man who allegedly punched a 22-year-old woman multiple times with a mop handle in a possible hate attack in Brooklyn earlier this year.
The attack happened in late March and while it’s unclear why police are releasing details now, they say the suspect is still at large.
According to authorities, the woman was standing in front of a house on Utica Avenue around 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 27, when police say the man approached and made a comment against her sexual orientation. He then hit her with the mapo stick.
The suspect boarded a B46 bus bound for Kings Plaza and then fled the scene. the victim was treated for a concussion and forehead laceration at a hospital.
Anyone with information about the person seen in the photo (above) is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-888-577-CLIP (74782).
The New York Police Department’s Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating the attack.
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