Man Who Attacked 72-Year-Old in Midtown Still on the Loose

MIDTOWN, NY — Cops said Monday they were still looking for a man who attacked a 68-year-old woman on the night of Thursday, Oct. 20 as she got into a cab and her 72-year-old husband when he tried to intervene.

The couple was getting into a cab at East 46th Street and Third Avenue at 10:20 p.m. when a man came up and grabbed the woman's shoulder, the NYPD said. When her husband pulled the man's arm away, the attacker then punched the 72-year-old man repeatedly in the head and stomach, sending him to the ground and striking him in the face, the NYPD said.

The man suffered a broken nose, broken thumb and broken finger from the incident, according to the NYPD.

The attacker is described as a 50-year-old man with gray hair and a goatee. The NYPD released a surveillance photo of him and are asking the public for any tips on the attack.

The NYPD is asking that if you have information regarding this incident you call NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting your tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

Photo credit: Courtesy of NYPD