A crazed elderly man randomly bashed a chatty female straphanger with his cane over the weekend, only to be cut loose in court the next day, NYPD cops and prosecutors said.
Leroy Davis, 75, zeroed in on his 50-year-old victim as she was talking with another person aboard a southbound No. 5 train at the 86th Street station on the Upper East Side in Manhattan around 10 a.m. Sunday, police said.
Davis told her to “shut up” before turning violent, walloping her multiple times all over her body with the walking cane, leaving her with multiple cuts and a broken finger, cops said.
The victim was taken to Lenox Hill Hospital for treatment for her finger and severe swelling on the left side of her face, where her attacker’s repeated blows also left her with a small cut, according to a complaint filed in Manhattan Criminal Court.
She had also suffered a cut on the back of her head, as well as slashes on both of her arms and hands, the court doc said.
The cane-wielding Davis fled onto the street after the attack, but cops found him after a quick search, authorities said.
Davis, who lives at an affordable senior housing complex in East Harlem, was charged with assault, criminal possession of a weapon, menacing and harassment, cops said.
He was arraigned Tuesday on a felony assault charge, which is eligible for bail in New York. But prosecutors only recommended that the septuagenarian, who has no prior arrests, be granted supervised release.
Judge Pamela Goldsmith went one step further by ordering Davis released on his own recognizance, with his next appearance scheduled for Aug. 14.
