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A crazed woman poured scorching-hot cooking oil on a man in a Brooklyn home, leaving him with burns so severe that investigators are having trouble communicating with him, cops and sources said Friday.

The gruesome attack took place near East 94th Street and Winthrop Street in Brownsville around 5:20 a.m. Oct. 15 when the woman, who appears to be in her 30s, assaulted the 38-year-old man with the burning grease, according to authorities.


  Police are seeking this suspect in the case of a man who had hot oil dumped on him in a Brooklyn home. DCPI Police are seeking this suspect in the case of a man who had hot oil dumped on him in a Brooklyn home. DCPI

The pair were in “some sort of relationship,” a police source said.

The victim suffered severe burns, including damage to his chest, arms and legs, cops said.

He was taken to Staten Island University Hospital in critical, but stable condition, while the woman fled on foot, the NYPD said.


  The assault happened in Brownsville. Christopher Sadowski The assault happened in Brownsville. Christopher Sadowski

She is still in the wind.

The department released a video of the suspect walking around outside a Brooklyn home or business clad in dark pants and a dark top.

Anyone with information on the case can call NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). 

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