A woman was repeatedly punched in the face and thrown over a fence in Central Park by a man who police say was trying to rape her.
Police said the 38-year-old woman was walking near the park Saturday around 5 a.m. when she was approached by the stranger.
He came up to her along East Drive and pushed her over a metal fence, according to police.
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WATCH HEREThen he punched her several times in the face and tried to rape the women, police said.
The man fled on a bicycle out of the park and up 5th Avenue. Police on Sunday morning released surveillance images of the alleged suspect.
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