Police hunt for man who allegedly raped woman, knocked out her teeth in Brooklyn
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (WABC) -- Police are looking for a man who knocked out a woman's teeth and raped her in Brooklyn, and they're hoping surveillance will lead to an arrest.
The incident happened around 3 a.m. Monday on Putnam Street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section.
Sources tell Eyewitness News that the 52-year-old old victim went out for a pack of cigarettes around 3 a.m Monday, when police say she encountered the suspect near the intersection of Bedford and Putnam avenues. Armed with a gun, he forced the woman to leave with him, taking her to a basement stairwell at Classon Avenue and Lefferts Place, where he allegedly assaulted her and pushed his fingers down her throat.
The suspect then removed the victim's underwear and raped her near an outside staircase, according to investigators.
The victim lost two teeth in the attack and was taken to an area hospital, where she is listed in stable condition.
The suspect, who possibly has bite marks on his right hand, was seen on surveillance video walking along Claver Place, between Putnam and Jefferson avenues.
Detectives are spanning the neighborhood in search of other security cameras.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to call 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
