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NYPD: Man strikes woman in head in unprovoked attack on Upper East Side

Suspect hits woman in the head in unprovoked attack on Upper East Side
Suspect hits woman in the head in unprovoked attack on Upper East Side 00:21

NEW YORK -- Police are looking for a man they said was caught on camera striking a woman in the head on the Upper East Side

It happened on Park Avenue at around 6 a.m. on July 14. 

The man was walking by the 27-year-old woman when he hit her in the head with an object, according to police.

He was unprovoked, police said. 

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Police are looking for a man they said was caught on camera striking a woman in the head on July 14, 2022 on the Upper East Side. NYPD

The woman was taken to the hospital and treated for a cut on her forehead. 

Anyone with any information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit a tip via their website or via DM on Twitter, @NYPDTips. All calls are kept confidential.  

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