Shocking footage captures a shameless thug shove a 92-year-old woman to the ground in a seemingly random attack.
The young man is pictured walking down pavement in Manhattan, New York City, on Friday at 3.30pm.
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He suddenly hits the pensioner who is seen walking in the opposite direction with a shopping basket.
The woman tumbles hard to the ground, and narrowly misses crashing into a fire hydrant.
The attacker simply walks away as if nothing had happened. He looks back at the stricken victim and continues to walk away.
And the video shows there was at least one witness to the attack - a man on the pavement behind the woman.
It is understood the elderly victim suffered severe injuries and is now recovering in hospital in New York City.
Police are now investigating the brazen attack and hunting the yob.
He is pictured wearing a blue or purple shirt and multicoloured shorts in the clip, which has been shared on social media.
The motive for the attack, if any, is unclear.
A spokesman for the police force: "Do you know him? On 6/12 at 3:23 PM, on 3rd Avenue between 15th Street & 16th Street in Manhattan, he pushed a 92-year-old female to the ground causing her to strike her head on a fire hydrant."
