SUBWAY CANE ATTACK: Man, 73, beat in head by own cane after stranger grabs it on UWS

The 1 train arriving at the 96th Street station on Manhattan's Upper West Side.
The 1 train arriving at the 96th Street station on Manhattan's Upper West Side. Photo credit Moises Saman/Newsday RM via Getty Images

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A 73-year-old man's walking aid was weaponized -- against himself -- early Saturday morning on a train traveling through upper Manhattan.

The cane-carrying man was a a passenger on a downtown 1 train around 3:30 a.m. when he was approached by another male, in his twenties/thirties, police said.

The stranger grabbed the man's cane and hit him in the head with it.

The suspect then fled from the 96th Street station. He remains at-large.

The victim was taken to Mount Sinai Morningside hospital where he was treated for bruising and swelling to his face and head. He was listed in stable condition.

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