MOTT HAVEN, Bronx (PIX11) — The NYPD is asking for help in finding an individual accused of attacking a woman on a subway train on April 9.
Police say the incident happened on a southbound No. 5 train at the East 138 Street and Grand Concourse subway station.
According to authorities, around 12:10 p.m., an unidentified individual approached a 35-year-old female and engaged in a verbal dispute.
Police say the individual struck the victim multiple times in the head with an unknown blunt object.
The victim was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries, according to the NYPD.
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After the attack, police say the unidentified individual was able to escape on foot.
The suspect is described as a woman, last seen wearing a gray sweatshirt, dark-colored pants, and beige shoes.
The NYPD released the following photos of the wanted individual.
Credit: NYPD
Credit: NYPD
If you can help identify this individual, the police are asking you to call their Crimestoppers hotline.
Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
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