Preacher, 79, needed 30 stitches after woman was caught on camera striking him in the head with her stiletto on a New York subway
An elderly man preaching on a New York subway was left bleeding profusely from his head after a woman struck him in the head with her stiletto.
The 79-year-old man, who was holding a Bible at the time, was preaching on a southbound No. 2 train heading into Times Square when he was attacked last week.
Police said the woman, believed to be in her 30s, removed her gold stiletto and struck him in the head in the middle of the crowded train at about 10.30am on October 24.
Video taken by shocked onlookers shows the woman, who was dressed in a brown coat and black pants with bright red hair, holding her shoe and shouting at the elderly man just before the attack.
She was filmed waving her stiletto in his face and saying: 'You want me to bust your head in this morning, huh, b***h?'
When the man continued to preach, the woman screamed: 'F**k your mother, f**k your God. Get the f**k out of my f***ing face or I'll bust your head in.'
The woman then struck the man with her stiletto, causing him to immediately start bleeding from his head.
Another video shows fellow passengers eventually coming to the man's aid as he stood in the middle of the carriage with his shirt soaked in blood.
One woman was filmed urging the elderly man to sit down and later held a tissue to his head.
Police said the man was rushed to NYU Langone Medical Center when the train stopped at Times Square.
He needed roughly 30 stitches to close the wound.
Police are still searching for the woman responsible for striking the man.