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Woman Grabbed from Behind and Raped Near Kissena Park, NYPD Says

By Aidan Gardiner | October 17, 2016 10:16am

QUEENS — A woman was grabbed, thrown to the ground and raped near Kissena Park on Sunday morning, police said.

The 51-year-old woman was attacked by a man as she walked along the Horace Harding Expressway, near 168th Street, about 6:22 a.m., NYPD officials said.

The suspect grabbed her from behind, threw her onto the ground and raped her before fleeing along the expressway, police said.

He was described by police as being in his 40s, 6-feet-tall and 180 pounds, police said.

He was clean shaven with a long-sleeved shirt, blue jeans and short hair, police said.

He hadn't been arrested as of Monday morning, police said.