Woman punched, robbed aboard UWS 3 subway train in random attack: police

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NEW YORK (WCBS 880) -- Officials are investigating after a woman was punched in the face and robbed in a random attack on an Upper West Side train Monday night, authorities said.

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According to police, at around 9:40 p.m. the 23-year-old victim was aboard a northbound 3 train at West 72nd Street and Broadway when she was suddenly punched in the face by a woman who then grabbed her cellphone.

The suspect then fled through the train cars, the NYPD said.

The victim was refused medical attention, police said.

An investigation remains ongoing.

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