Metro

NYPD seeking creep who punched 73-year-old woman in face on Bronx subway platform

The NYPD is looking for an unhinged creep who randomly punched a 73-year-old woman in the face on a Bronx subway platform on Wednesday.

The victim was standing on the southbound platform of the 175th Street subway station when the violent stranger punched her in the side of her face, police said.

He then fled down a set of stairs and left the station, police said.

No words were exchanged between the two.

On Friday night, the NYPD released clear surveillance photos of the suspect in hopes of finding him.

Police request that anyone with information about his identity make a confidential call to the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on Twitter @NYPDTips or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.