Stranger kicks man down Bronx subway stairs, breaks his legs: NYPD

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NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — A 34-year-old man broke both legs after he was kicked down a flight of stairs at a Bronx subway station, police said Sunday as they released a photo of the suspect.

According to police, the victim was at the top of the stairwell entering the southbound Brook Avenue subway station last Thursday around 8:40 p.m. when a stranger approached him from behind and kicked him down the stairs.

A motive wasn't immediately clear.

The assailant then fled on foot along 138th Street toward St Ann's Avenue.

He was last seen wearing a black North Face jacket, black hooded sweatshirt, black jeans and black sneakers.

The victim was transported to Lincoln Hospital and treated for two fractured legs, a laceration to the back of his head, and bruising to his face and hands.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

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