Caught On Video: 75-Year-Old Woman Punched In Face On Harlem Sidewalk

Caught On Video: 75-Year-Old Woman Punched In Face On Harlem Sidewalk

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police are searching for a man seen on video punching a 75-year-old woman in the face Sunday in Harlem.

It happened around 3:15 p.m. on Lenox Avenue near West 118th Street.

Surveillance video shows the suspect duck under some scaffolding, walk up to the woman and punch her in the face.

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Police said she suffered a cut on her lip and swelling to her face but refused medical attention.

The suspect took off heading west on West 118th Street.

Anyone with information about him is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit a tip via their website or on Twitter, @NYPDTips. All calls are kept confidential.

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April 05, 2021 at 05:59PM