Mother accused of punching woman in face on subway in New York City

ByEyewitness News WABC logo
Tuesday, June 11, 2019
Mother accused of punching woman on subway while holding baby
It happened back in April in Forest Hills.

FOREST HILLS, Queens -- Police are searching for a mother who attacked a woman on the subway while holding a baby.

The alleged attack happened back on April 15th around 9 a.m. at the Forest Hills 71st Avenue subway station in New York City.

Investigators released new video of the suspect on Monday. You can see her carrying the child and pushing a stroller.

Police say she and the 53-year-old woman bumped into each other as she was exiting the train.

The suspect then re-entered the E-train and allegedly punched the woman in the face.

The suspect is described as a light-skinned female, approximately 30-years of age, last seen wearing a white baseball cap, pink shirt and dark pants, pushing a stroller and carrying an infant.

Anyone with information in regard 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).

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