A teenage miss was randomly punched successful the look successful wide daylight by a wig-wearing fishy successful Midtown Manhattan past week, constabulary said Wednesday.
The 17-year-old miss was astatine the country of Eighth Avenue and West 40th Street — connected her mode to the subway — astir 10:30 a.m. Oct. 5 erstwhile a alien approached her and socked her successful the chemoreceptor without saying a word, cops said.
The stroke near the unfortunate with a breached chemoreceptor and a bloody near eye, cops said.
She was taken to Bellevue Hospital, wherever she was listed successful unchangeable condition.
The antheral fishy — shown successful footage released by constabulary Wednesday — wore a blond wig during the seemingly unprovoked attack.
He appears to beryllium successful his 30s and is astir 5 feet 5 and 150 pounds, with a airy complexion, cops said.
The suspect, shown successful surveillance footage walking done a subway turnstile, was past seen wearing a achromatic hat, beige coat, achromatic dress, achromatic and achromatic sneakers and a reddish look mask.
Police are looking for the public’s assistance successful tracking down the alleged attacker.
The incidental comes amid a caller slew of convulsive assaults successful the city’s subway system.