A stranger punched and tried to rape a 25-year-old woman in a terrifying Brooklyn encounter over the weekend, cops said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The perv approached the victim around 11:30 p.m. Sunday at Watkins Street and Livonia Avenue in Brownsville, authorities said as they released photos of the still-on-the-loose attacker.<\/p>\n
He slugged her in the face before trying to take off her clothes, police said.<\/p>\n
The predator allegedly punched the victim, 25, in the face before trying to take off her clothes, cops said. NYPD<\/p>\n
The attacker then bolted \u2013 though it was not immediately clear whether the victim fought him off or he fled for another reason.<\/p>\n
The victim was hospitalized in stable condition, cops said. <\/p>\n
The alleged predator was still on the loose Tuesday afternoon, as the Brooklyn Special Victims Squad investigates the crime.<\/p>\n
The heinous attack happened late Sunday at Watkins Street and Livonia Avenue in Brownsville. NYPD<\/p>\n
The alleged would-be rapist had not been caught by Tuesday, police said. NYPD<\/p>\n
Footage released by the NYPD earlier Tuesday shows the still-at-large creep walking on the sidewalk past a construction site, wearing a green jacket with white sleeves over a black sweatshirt with the hood pulled up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Anyone with information on the disturbing attack is asked to call the NYPD\u2019s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).<\/p>\n