MOUNT HOPE, The Bronx (PIX11) – Police are searching for a man accused of attacking a woman on a Bx2 bus in Mount Hope last Friday, according to the NYPD.
The suspect allegedly grabbed the woman's backside on the bus at around 5:15 p.m., police said. The woman then got into a verbal argument with the man and a fight broke out, according to authorities.
Police said the man repeatedly punched and kicked the woman. The woman was also slashed in the face, according to authorities.
She was transported to BronxCare Health System, police said.
Police describe the suspect as being around 25 to 30 years old and between 5’7” to 6’2” tall. He was last seen wearing a black or gray jacket, black and blue jeans, a pink backpack, white sneakers and a large pair of headphones.
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