Woman thrown to ground, punched in face by Brooklyn purse thieves

Police are searching for two suspects in a violent robbery on a 31-year-old woman in Brooklyn on Nov. 6
Police are searching for two suspects in a violent robbery on a 31-year-old woman in Brooklyn on Nov. 6. Photo credit NYPD

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A woman was thrown to the ground and pummeled in the face by two thieves in a vicious mugging in Brooklyn, police said.

The NYPD released surveillance images Friday of the two suspects they’re searching for in connection with the Nov. 6 attack.

The pair targeted the 31-year-old victim on Rockaway Avenue in Brownsville around 2:20 a.m.

One of them threw her to the ground, while the other punched her in the face multiple times, police said.

They then stole her purse and fled on foot northbound on Rockaway Avenue.

The extent of the woman’s injuries wasn’t immediately clear.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.

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