A bystander was hit in the face 13-year-old girl in Brooklyn

January 8, around 16:30 13-year-old girl was on Quentin Road near Stuart Street in Marine Park. Suddenly she was approached by a man. Without saying a word, he grabbed the teen by the neck and hit in the face, then fled in an unknown direction.

The police knows what could provoke such an outburst of aggression. The girl spoke with the attacker and not seen before the attack. EMS staff provided medical assistance to the injured at the scene of the accident.

Local residents were shocked by the incident. Neighbors have noted that adolescents usually feel safe walking around Quentin road in broad daylight, after all, only six blocks from both the middle and elementary schools.

Currently, police are hunting the attacker, who witnesses described as a man of Asian origin with a scarred face, about 40 years old, slim build and approximately 5ft 5 inches (just over 167 cm). He was dressed in a beige jacket to the waist, grey jeans and grey sneakers.

Police are asking anybody with information about this incident, call the hotline NYPD Crime Stoppers by phone 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

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