Woman Fights Off Man Who Followed Her Onto Q Train, Bit Her: Police

BROOKLYN, NY — Authorities are searching for a man who they say followed a woman onto the Q train in Brooklyn, slapped her butt, then bit her when she got off the train in Manhattan.

The 23-year-old woman was followed onto the Prospect Park Q stop around 5:20 p.m. Monday night, police said. The man slapped her butt when she walked through the turnstiles, police said.

When she got off the train at Herald Square, he followed her down the escalators and grabbed her arms, police said.

That's when the man bit her chest and then fled after a struggle, according to police. The woman refused medical attention.

The alleged attacker is pictured above.

Here's how anyone with information can report it to police:

Anyone with information in regards 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 WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

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