An 88-year-old woman had her two front teeth knocked out by a deranged brute who randomly punched her in the face while walking through Times Square, according to the NYPD.
Carly Marder, 88, was minding her own business walking near 35th Street and 7th Avenue when a 30-year-old man slugged her in the face without any warning or previous interaction, according to the NYPD.
Marder, born in 1937, was knocked to the ground and had her two front teeth knocked out by the viscous blow and required medical attention, police sources said.
She was taken to Lennox Hill Hospital for treatment.
Police are searching for a 30-year-old suspect who fled the scene to parts unknown.
This attack is the most recent in a troubling rise in assaults on elderly adults across the city.
Brazen attacks on the vulnerable class of New Yorkers has doubled since 2019 with the NYPD recording 1,228 felony assaults against people aged 65 and older so far this year.
The NYPD has made arrests in 962 of those cases, a spokesperson told The Post.
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