What to Know
- An attacker followed a woman into the bathroom of a Manhattan bar and choked her until she passed out, the NYPD said
- The man followed the 27-year-old woman into the bathroom at Blue Ruin, on Ninth Avenue on Aug. 26, according to police
- The man choked the woman until she lost consciousness before fleeing the scene. She sought medical treatment after the attack
An attacker followed a woman into the bathroom of a Manhattan bar and choked her until she passed out, the NYPD said.
The man followed the 27-year-old woman into the bathroom at Blue Ruin, on Ninth Avenue at West 40th Street in Hell’s Kitchen, around 2:30 a.m. Aug. 26, police said.
The man fled the bar after the attack.
The woman sought medical treatment on her own at some point afterwards, the NYPD said.
Police are now searching for a man with hazel or green eyes and dreadlocks who stands at around 5-foot-8 or 5-foot-9.
Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS.
