Hammer-Wielding Man Denied Happy Ending Goes On Rampage
The man punched a worker and smashed a piggy bank at a Queens massage parlor after his request for a happy ending was rejected, police said.
By Noah Manskar, Patch Staff | Dec 3, 2018 10:43 am ET
FLUSHING, NY ? A hammer-wielding man went berserk in a Flushing massage parlor last week after he was denied a happy ending, police said. Video from the NYPD shows the enraged patron punching a worker, smashing a piggy bank and stealing money in his Thursday rampage at Tao Spa Bodywork.
The man was in a room at the 40th Road parlor around 10:35 p.m. Thursday when he asked for sexual favors, was turned down and then demanded a refund, according to police.
When a 55-year-old woman working there refused, the man pulled out a hammer, dragged her into the spa's waiting area and punched her in the face, the NYPD said.
The woman fled into the back of the parlor and three others confronted the attacker in the waiting room, one of whom he grabbed by the throat and pushed against a wall, police said.
The man brandished his hammer at the other two and took $40 the workers offered hoping he would leave, according to the NYPD.
But that wasn't enough ? the man smashed a piggy bank sitting on the counter, took some coins and cash that were inside and then fled east on 40th Road, police said.
The attacker is described as a 20-to-30-year-old man with black hair standing 5-foot-6 and weighing 160 pounds. He was last seen wearing a light-colored backpack, a gray hooded coat, dark-colored jeans and tan work boots, the NYPD said.
Anyone with information about the incident can call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 800-577-8477 or 1-888-577-4782 to leave a tip in Spanish. New Yorkers can also text tips to 274637 or submit them online at nypdcrimestoppers.com.
(Lead image: Police say this man attacked a worker at a Flushing massage parlor last week after he was denied a happy ending. Photo and video courtesy of the NYPD)
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