Cops have arrested a man they allege threw hot water at three different women in Manhattan within the span of an hour in a series of unprovoked attacks a day ago, the NYPD said Thursday.
Police said all three incidents happened in midtown between 7:45 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. Wednesday.
In the first case, a suspect identified as Larry Martin allegedly threw hot water in the face of a 49-year-old woman near Sixth Avenue and West 56th Street, causing burns. A half-hour later cops allege the same man threw a cup of hot liquid at a 45-year-old woman as she got out of the subway at West 42nd Street and Seventh Avenue.
Fifteen minutes after that, the man allegedly assaulted a third victim as she walked along the sidewalk on West 35th Street. He threw hot water at her as well, causing burns and swelling, police said.
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The victims are all expected to recover. Martin is charged with assault. It wasn't immediately clear if he had an attorney.
