A New York governor’s office official, Andrew Cuomo, was hit on the head with a concrete block by a random man while walking down a Manhattan street on Christmas Eve, police and sources said.
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An unbalanced creep attacked Lisa Cavanaugh, 51, from behind at about 2:15 pm in front of a construction site on Third Avenue near 48th Street, according to NYPD and sources.
The suspected attacker (photo courtesy of DCPI)
Cavanaugh, Cuomo’s recruiting and appointments officer since September, was rushed to Bellevue Hospital with several cuts to the back of the neck.
The attacker, however, fled west on East 48th Street and was still at large on Thursday night, police said.
The terrible daytime attack took place about six blocks from the governor’s offices in New York.
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Sources said they believed Cavanaugh was returning home from work at the time.
Two witnesses saw the unprovoked attack and alerted police, law enforcement sources said.
Cavanaugh needed stitches and a source with knowledge of her situation said she was aware and that hospital staff were “taking care of her”.
The NYPD released surveillance photos and images of the suspect near the scene, bald and wearing a long black coat, with a face mask around his chin.