Woman Sucker-Punched In Random Attack At Atlantic Ave Station: NYPD

PROSPECT HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — A 29-year-old was beaten in an unprovoked attack by a stranger inside a train rolling into Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center subway station, police said.

The attack unfolded May 23 about 8:10 p.m. while the woman stood on a Q train headed toward Manhattan, authorities said.

It's then that a stranger — as seen in photos and video later released by the NYPD — walked up to the woman, police said.

The stranger, unprovoked, punched the woman in the face multiple times, authorities said. The attacker then left the station before medics arrived to take the woman to Brooklyn Methodist Hospital in stable condition, police said.

People with information are asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). They can also submit tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.