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Woman Attacked with Hammer in East Village, Police Say

June 7, 2012 12:35pm | Updated June 7, 2012 12:35pm
A woman was struck in the head with a hammer on East Third Street Thursday, June 7, 2012, police said.
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DNAinfo/Chelsia Rose Marcius

EAST VILLAGE — A woman was attacked with a hammer Thursday morning on a tree-lined East Village block, authorities said.

The victim, 39, was struck in the head with the hammer shortly after 7 a.m. at 55 E. Third St., near Second Avenue, according to the NYPD.

She was transported to Bellevue Hospital Center in stable condition, police said.

There have been no arrests, police said.

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