Shocking moment stranger attacks a man with a HAMBURGER and repeatedly punches his face in unprovoked attack in Manhattan
- The victim, 55, was knocked down in a street by a stranger, police said
- The attacker rubs the burger in the victim’s face in the unprovoked attack
- He goes on to appear to lift his leg in the air to stamp on his head
- Police launch appeal for help to track down attacker, thought to be aged 20-30
- The random assault in Manhattan is the latest IN a spate in New York
A 55-year-old man was attacked in a New York street by a stranger who knocked him to the ground before launching an unprovoked assault on him with a hamburger in broad daylight, NYPD officers have said.
Dramatic footage appears to show the stranger rub fast food in the man’s face, pummel him and lift his leg to stomp on his head in the Upper West Side.
Police said the unidentified suspect, with no provocation, blew smoke in the victim’s face before waving a McDonald’s bag at him, the Daily News reported.
Footage released by the NYPD shows a 55-year-old man being knocked to the ground in the Upper West Side of Manhattan
He grabs his McDonald’s hamburger and rubs it in the man’s face, covering him with fries
The victim from Washington Heights, who has not been named by police, was said to have swatted the bag away in response before attempting to continue walking down West 103rd Street off Broadway in Manhattan.
The attacker, thought to be aged between 20 and 30, followed him before stopping him in his tracks by punching him from behind, knocking him to the ground on the afternoon of February 5, police said.
He then stoops over him and lands a series of punches on him. Fries from the McDonald’s bag spill over the victim before the stranger shoves his hamburger in the man’s face.
The man then lifts up his leg in the air, appearing to be preparing to stomp on the victim’s head.
The footage ends with the attacker standing over the victim and raising his leg to stomp on his head
Police appealed to the public on Tuesday evening for help to identify the man in the footage, who they say is wanted for assault. The attack left the victim hospitalized for head and body bruises.
The NYPD is urging the public to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS with any information.
The incident comes after a spate of random attacks in the city.
In one on Valentine’s Day, Gabriel Bascou, 28, had his throat slit in Harlem as he left an IHOP with his 23-year-old girlfriend Manon Duma.
The French photographer was still recovering from his injuries recovering in Harlem Hospital on Monday. Khalief Young, 28, was charged with the assault.
Police are urging the public to help them identify the man after the attack on West 103rd Street off Broadway in Manhattan