75-year-old woman punched in the face in apparent random attack

HARLEM, Manhattan (WABC) -- Police are searching for a man behind what appears to be a random attack in Harlem targeting a 75-year-old woman.

The man approached the woman walking near 118th and Lenox on Sunday afternoon and suddenly punched her in the face.

The woman was knocked to the ground.

She suffered a cut lip and a swollen face and refused medical attention at the scene.

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