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Police seek man accused of assaulting 10-year-old boy in Brooklyn
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Giulia Heyward
Published Dec 23, 2025
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Police are searching for a man accused of assaulting a 10-year-old boy in front of an apartment building in Brooklyn and fleeing in a silver minivan.
Police said the incident began with a verbal dispute between the man and the child shortly after 4 p.m. Wednesday in front of 510 Ocean Pkwy. in Kensington.
According to the NYPD, the man then grabbed the boy and slammed his head into the rear windshield of a parked vehicle.
Police said the man fled the scene in a silver minivan, heading west on Ditmas Avenue.
The child sustained pain in the right side of his head and left hand and was taken by emergency medical services to Maimonides Medical Center, where he was listed in stable condition, police said.
Police circulated images of the man they're seeking, and asked anyone with information to contact the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
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Giulia Heyward
Giulia Heyward is a breaking news reporter on the Day-Of desk. She previously worked at NPR, as a breaking news reporter, and the New York Times, as a reporting fellow on the national desk. Her work has also appeared in CNN, The Atlantic and Politico. Got a tip? Email [email protected] or more securely on signal at 917-715-1458.
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