HACKENSACK, N.J. — A 54-year-old woman was violently thrown to the ground after asking a customer standing near her to properly wear a mask, police said.
Investigators said the victim, who recently had a liver transplant, was using a copy machine at a New Jersey Staples when a woman, wearing a mask below her mouth, walked up to use a nearby machine, WABC reported.
The woman became irate after the victim asked her to wear her mask. Video shows the woman walk over to the victim and start yelling. The victim raises her cane to keep the woman at bay. The woman then grabs the victim and throws her to the ground before leaving the store.
The Hackensack Police Department requests the publics help in identifying the suspect, described as an African-American female, 5’5 to 5’8 approximately 160 pounds. Anyone with information is asked to call the Hackensack police department at 201-646-7777 pic.twitter.com/I5bxMkOcqz
— Hackensack Police NJ (@HackensackPD) July 31, 2020
The victim was taken to a hospital with a broken leg, WNBC reported.
No arrests have yet been made.
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