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- An attacker punched a 70-year-old woman and told her to shut up as she was praying inside a church in Manhattan, the NYPD said
- The woman was praying inside St. Monica’s Church on the Upper East Side when the attack happened according to police
- The victim, who is a parishioner at the church, was left with a laceration and pain inside her mouth, the NYPD said
An attacker punched a 70-year-old woman and told her to shut up as she was praying inside a church in Manhattan, the NYPD said.
The woman was praying inside St. Monica’s Church on the Upper East Side around 9:50 a.m. on Tuesday when the female suspect told her to shut up and punched her in the mouth, police said.
The victim, who is a parishioner at the church, was left with a laceration and pain inside her mouth, the NYPD said.
Police are now searching for the female suspect, who was last seen wearing a black coat.
Police say the suspect frequents the area and may be known as "Annie."
Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS.
