BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Police are searching for a woman who struck a 56-year-old female passenger over the head with a metal bottle during a dispute aboard a southbound D train on Thursday, June 5.
The incident occurred at approximately 1:00 p.m. inside the 59 Street subway station in Brooklyn. According to police, the unidentified woman engaged in an argument with the victim before striking her, causing a head laceration.
After the assault, the suspect fled the station on foot and boarded a southbound R train in an unknown direction. Emergency medical services treated the victim at the scene; she was not hospitalized.
The suspect is described as a female with a thin build and light complexion. She was wearing black-framed glasses, a blue baseball cap, a pink sleeveless shirt, blue shorts, and white sneakers. She has long black hair.
Anyone with information regarding the incident or the identity of the suspect is asked to contact the NYPD.