NEW YORK – Police are searching for a stranger who approached a 47-year-old woman waiting a meter during rush hour in Queens and struck her multiple times in the face, leaving her with a broken nose but no explanation for the attack. say authorities.
The victim was on the mezzanine floor of the Queens Plaza station shortly before 6 p.m. Tuesday, waiting for an E train, when she was struck, police said.
The stranger who attacked her escaped. It was unclear if words were exchanged.
The woman was taken to a hospital with multiple bruises to her face and a broken nose, authorities said.
Police released a surveillance image of the suspect (above). Anyone with information about him should call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (English), or for Spanish at 1-888-57-PISTA.
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