A woman working at a Brooklyn laundromat is in serious condition after being stabbed by a customer who apparently was furious his laundry was not finished, according to the owner of the laundromat and NYPD.
The shocking incident took place Monday shortly before 2 p.m. a t a Bath 21 Laundromat and Cleaner, police said.
According to the owner of the laundromat, who spoke with NBC New York, the man brought laundry around 7 a.m. Monday. However, when he came back in the afternoon and the laundry was not ready, he became irate, jumping over the counter and stabbing the worker.
The 50-year-old woman was transported in serious, but stable, condition to Lutheran Medical after being stabbed multiple times by the patron, police said.
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The suspect fled on foot and was last seen wearing a grey shirt and white sneakers. Police have not made an arrest yet.