Man Randomly Slugs Woman in Sucker-Punch Sidewalk Beating

A man randomly slugged a woman in the face as she was walking on the sidewalk in Brooklyn and the sucker-punch beat down was all caught on video.

Police in Crown Heights say they are still looking for the man who punched the woman on March 9 at around noon in the area of Nostrand Avenue and Crown Street.

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The 27-year-old woman had just crossed the street and onto the sidewalk when the suspect, last seen wearing a Yale coat, slowly walked up to her and threw the violent haymaker, surveillance video released by the NYPD Wednesday night shows. The woman is seen on the video falling to the ground as the man casually walks away.

Police said he fled the area, heading north on Nostrand Avenue. The woman drove herself to an area hospital to be treated for an injury to her head.

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The NYPD released a second surveillance video of the suspect inside a nearby store moments after the onslaught.

Witnesses are urged to call Crime Stoppers with tips that could help investigators arrest the attacker.

Photo Credit: NYPD

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