Woman hit in head with golf club in random subway attack in lower Manhattan

LOWER MANHATTAN (WABC) -- Police are searching for the man they say hit a 66-year-old woman with a golf club in a random attack.

The assault happened in lower Manhattan inside the Cortlandt Street subway station.

Surveillance video released by the NYPD shows a person police are looking for.

According to police, no words were spoken before the suspect approached the victim and struck her in the face.



She was taken to a nearby hospital and is expected to recover.

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