NYC crime: Man, 71, attacked at Queens Center mall over seat dispute

(Courtesy of the NYPD)

A 71-year-old man was punched and kicked trying to defend his 88-year-old mother over a seat dispute at the Queens Center Mall. 

The NYPD got the call on July 5 at around 3 p.m. when the suspect told the 88-year-old woman to get up from a seat, so he could sit down.

Police said the 71-year-old son attempted to intervene and then was punched and kicked repeatedly before he fled to JC Penney.

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Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

All calls are strictly confidential.