NEW YORK (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) – A pregnant woman was kicked in the stomach and pummeled with a phone Wednesday after bumping into another rider on a subway train in Queens, police said.
The NYPD released an image Thursday of the female suspect wanted for the brazen 9 a.m. attack on a crowded 7 train.
The 25-year-old victim was on a Manhattan-bound train approaching the Roosevelt Avenue/74th Street station in Jackson Heights when she accidentally bumped into another woman, police said.
The victim got off the train at the 74th Street stop, but the dispute spilled onto the platform, where she was assaulted.
Her attacker kicked her in the stomach and bashed her in the head repeatedly with a cellphone before fleeing the station on foot, according to cops.
The victim suffered swelling and bruising to her face and pain to her stomach.
She was transported to NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst to be treated for minor injuries, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.