Crime & Safety
Grinning Teen Punches Elderly Man In Windsor Terrace Subway: NYPD
The teen wanted for puncturing the eardrum of a 77-year-old man can be seen smiling in a surveillance photo police released Wednesday.
WINDSOR TERRACE, BROOKLYN — Police are looking for the grinning teen who punched a 77-year-old man in the head inside a Windsor Terrace subway station earlier this month.
The elderly man was attacked as he walked through the turnstile of the F and G station at Fort Hamilton Parkway and Prospect Avenue around 2:20 p.m. on Dec. 19, said police.
The teen raced up from behind, punched the man in his left ear — puncturing his eardrum — then fled the station, said police.
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The injured man was taken to Lutheran Hospital and treated for his injuries, said police.
Police released photos of the smiling suspect on Wednesday and described him as a 6-foot-tall 16-year-old with black hair and brown eyes.
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He was last seen wearing a black backpack, beige pants a blue sweater, said police.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the NYPD.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD.
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