A pack of younger teenage ladies randomly attacked an aged man on a Brooklyn subway platform early Monday — with at the very least one assailant whacking the sufferer with a scooter, cops and police sources stated.
The 76-year-old man was mendacity on a bench on the Rockaway Avenue subway station when the 5 suspects launched the assault, punching and kicking his head round 2:10 a.m., in accordance with authorities.
One of many perpetrators even swung her scooter on the man’s head in what sources stated was an unprovoked assault on northbound C line platform.
The offenders are believed to be between the ages of 16 and 20, police stated.
Whereas there have been six younger girls within the group, police stated 5 of them participated within the assault. All of them fled on foot from the station within the aftermath.
The sufferer was taken to the hospital in secure situation.
The NYPD launched surveillance pictures of the 5 suspects, together with one wearing all black who’s using a scooter on the prepare platform.
Authorities are providing a reward of as much as $3,500 in hopes of catching the violent group.
Anybody with data can name the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
