Woman thrown down flight of stairs, assaulted in East New York

Woman thrown down flight of stairs, assaulted in East New York

BROOKLYN, NY – Police in Brooklyn are investigating after a man threw a woman down a flight of stairs and sexually assaulted her.

The NYPD reported that on Wednesday, June 7 at around 5:30 pm, the victim, a 51-year-old woman, was pushed down a flight of stairs by an unidentified individual, resulting in a fractured eye socket, jaw, and ribs.

The individual then forced the victim to perform a sexual act before fleeing toward Pitkin and Miller Avenue. The victim was taken to a local hospital in stable condition.

Woman thrown down flight of stairs, assaulted in East New York

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.