Stranger slams 55-year-old woman's head into tree after striking up conversation in Central Park

Police circulated a sketch of the man who attacked a woman in Central Park on Thursday.
Police circulated a sketch of the man who attacked a woman in Central Park on Thursday. Photo credit NYPD

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — A man attacked a woman after making conversation with her in Central Park early Thursday morning, according to police.

The man approached the woman as she walked along the reservoir around 5:55 a.m. and struck up a conversation, according to officials.

He then grabbed her head and slammed it against a tree multiple times before fleeing on a Blue CitiBike out of the park on the 86th Street Transverse, authorities said.

EMS brought the victim to a local hospital.

Police are asking anyone with information on the attack to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Anonymous tips can also be submitted on the Crime Stoppers website or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

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