South Korean diplomat sucker-punched in unprovoked NYC attack
By Joe Marino and Kenneth Garger
February 9, 2022 11:26pm Updated
A South Korean diplomat was sucker-punched in Midtown.
A South Korean diplomat was sucker-punched in Midtown.
Christopher Sadowski
A South Korean diplomat was slugged in the face in an unprovoked attack on a Manhattan sidewalk Wednesday night, sources said.
The 53-year-old victim was walking with a friend when he was randomly attacked by a man on Fifth Avenue near East 35th Street at about 8:10 p.m., police sources said.
Sources said the victim, who allegedly did not say anything to the assailant, showed his diplomatic ID during the attack.
The diplomat was hospitalized with a broken nose, sources said.
South Korean diplomat sucker-punched in unprovoked NYC attack (nypost.com)
