
Make your own conclusion,” a law enforcement source told The Post. “This is a guy who randomly punches women in a subway station. Authorities would not say if Watts had prior arrests or mental health problems, nor could they provide a motive.

Watts’ last known address was a housing project in the East Village, police said. 26 assault, and she identified Benny Watts, 50, to cops, who arrested him, a law enforcement source said. On Wednesday police canvassed the area with the victim of the Dec. Two days later, at 4:55 p.m., a 32-year-old victim told police she stepped off the train and was walking toward the token booth when a stranger “suddenly” socked her in the face, “causing a laceration, bruising and swelling.” The victim was taken to Woodhull Hospital.The attacker struck again the day after Christmas at 8:50 p.m., sucker-punching a 26-year-old woman in the left eye as she walked down the station stairs.11 at 9:15 p.m., an assailant set upon a 24-year-old victim “while going the stairs,” punched her from behind on the left side of the face, “causing pain, redness, and swelling.” The stunned victim suffered cuts to her forehead and nose. 17 at 8 p.m., a 24-year-old woman was approached from behind on the stairs by a stranger who punched her “multiple times” in the face and then fled. 28, as the women, aged 24 to 32, walked on stairs or ramps of the Morgan Avenue L train stop in East Williamsburg, according to police, who never publicized the disturbing spate of assaults.

A man suspected of randomly punching four women at a Brooklyn subway station over the holiday season was busted in connection with the terrifying nighttime attacks last week - but was released from custody only days later, The Post has learned.
