By Bill Parry
LONG ISLAND CITY — Investigators from the 108th Precinct have released a sketch of a suspect wanted in connection with an attack on a woman in Long Island City last Wednesday. In what police believe was not a random assault, the man threw “a liquid similar to Drano” into the face of a 59-year-old woman in Sunnyside Wednesday evening, according the NYPD.
The victim was trying to enter her car at 43rd Avenue and 33rd Street around 5:35 p.m. when she was approached by the assailant, who appeared to ask a question before throwing a cup containing the caustic liquid at her, causing chemical burns to her face, eyes and hands, according to the NYPD.
The woman attempted to drive away from her attacker but came to a stop after about 200 feet. A passer-by heard her screams and called 911.
The woman was taken to Elmhurst Hospital Center and then Cornell Hospital where she was treated and released.
The suspect, a black man believed to be in around 30, was wearing black shorts, a T-shirt and white sneakers. He is about 5-foot-8 with a medium build, according to the NYPD.
There have been no arrests and the incident was under investigation.
