An unidentified attacker threw caustic liquid on a hospital worker’s face in a Brooklyn subway station Friday, police said.
The assailant, also a woman, said nothing as she tossed the substance into the 21-year-old victim’s face at 1 a.m. as the worker exited the Winthrop St. station, a few blocks from her job at Kings County Hospital, cops said.
The victim had just gotten off a No. 2 train and was standing on the southbound platform when the woman stormed up and began arguing with her, authorities said.
When the hospital worker headed for the stairs, the other woman ran up and splashed her with the unknown liquid, scalding the victim’s face. The suspect ran off and is still being sought by police.
Cops could not immediately say what the burning liquid was.
The victim was taken to Kings County Hospital and then transferred to the burn unit at Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx.
The assailant is described as black, between 20- and 30-years-old with black hair. She was last seen wearing a black jacket with a brown fur on the hood, black pants with white drawings on the legs and black boots, cops said. Cops on Friday released images of the woman in the hope someone recognizes her.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to call NYPD Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.
