New York Post

Now five attacks at B’klyn L station

- Sara Dorn, David Meyer, Tina Moore

A woman was slugged by a stranger at a notorious Brooklyn L-train station where four other attacks on women have taken place since November, cops said Sunday.

A man was arrested in connection with four of the attacks at the East Williamsbu­rg station last week — but was released from custody on Friday.

The latest incident at the station occurred on Saturday night, although it was unclear if the same assailant was involved.

In the fifth incident, a 26year-old woman told police she was on the stairs of the Morgan Avenue L station at around 10 o’clock when a man pushed her against a wall and punched her several times in the face.

The attacker, who was wearing a facial covering, fled the station, cops said. The woman was treated at the scene.

The first four incidents happened between Nov. 17 and Dec. 28, all while the victims were walking inside the station.

On Nov. 17, at 8 p.m., a 24year-old woman was approached from behind on the stairs by a stranger who punched her “multiple times” in the face and fled.

On Dec. 11, at 9:15 p.m., an assailant set upon a 24-yearold victim on the stairs and punched her from behind on the left side of the face.

The attacker struck again the day after Christmas at 8:50 p.m., sucker-punching a 26-year-old woman in the left eye.

Then, on Dec. 28, at 4:55 p.m., a 32-year-old woman told police she stepped off a train when a stranger “suddenly” socked her in the face. Police arrested 50-year-old Benny Watts on Wednesday, but he was released by Fri-day Watts’ last known address was a housing project in the East Village.

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