Woman Bashes Asian Victim’s Head With a HAMMER After Demanding to Remove Mask in NYC

Authorities in New York City are looking for a woman who allegedly attacked two Asian pedestrians with a hammer over the weekend.

The incident, which was caught on surveillance video, occurred on the 410 block of West 42nd Street at around 8:40 p.m. on Sunday.

Two women, aged 29 and 31, were headed for the subway when they came across the suspect, who said to them, “Take off your f***ing masks.”

“She was talking to herself, like talking to a wall, I thought maybe she was drunk or something so we just wanted to pass through her quickly,” Theresa, 31, told ABC7 New York reporter CeFaan Kim.

The video shows the woman attacking Theresa and her friend with what the police said was a hammer, striking Theresa on the head. The suspect then fled eastbound on 42nd street, according to police.

Theresa is reportedly in stable condition after being rushed to a hospital. She suffered a gash on the left side of her forehead that required seven stitches.