Woman, 23, slashed in face during NYC subway attack
A woman was slashed in the face by a disturbed stranger on a Brooklyn train, according to the NYPD. The incident occurred around 3 p.m. on Friday on board a northbound “3” train as it entered the Nostrand Avenue subway station. The suspect held the door open with his foot and then attacked the 23-year-old woman without provocation or words exchanged using an unknown object. The suspect fled the scene while the victim remained on the train for one more stop before being met by police at the Franklin Avenue station. She was later treated and released from Kings County Hospital. The NYPD has released photos of the attacker who is believed to be 5-foot-11, 170 pounds, and last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black pants, and black and white sneakers. The police are asking the public for any information relating to the incident and are urging anyone with information to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
This slashing follows a similar incident on Thursday when a man was cut by an apparent stranger in an unprovoked attack on a Brooklyn subway platform. In this instance, the victim had just gotten off an R train at the 95th Street station in Bay Ridge around 5:45 a.m. when another man approached him on the platform and slashed him on the collarbone with a switchblade. The victim was taken to NYU Langone hospital in stable condition. The NYPD could not say if the two slashings were committed by the same man.
FAQs:
Q: What happened in the subway slashing incident in Brooklyn?
A: A 23-year-old woman was slashed in the face while on board a northbound “3” train as it entered the Nostrand Avenue subway station. The attacker held the door open with his foot and attacked the victim without provocation or words exchanged using an unknown object.
Q: What did the suspect look like?
A: The NYPD has released photos of the attacker who is believed to be 5-foot-11, 170 pounds, and last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black pants, and black and white sneakers.
Q: What should I do if I have information relating to the incident?
A: The police are urging anyone with information to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
Q: Has there been a similar incident?
A: Yes, a man was cut by an apparent stranger in an unprovoked attack on a Brooklyn subway platform on Thursday. The police could not confirm if the incidents were committed by the same man.
23-year-old woman suffers facial lacerations in New York subway assault.
A woman was viciously attacked and slashed in the face by a stranger on a Brooklyn train, according to police reports. The incident occurred on a northbound “3” train just before 3 p.m. on Friday as it entered the Nostrand Avenue subway station. The attacker, a twisted male straphanger travelling on the same train as the 23-year-old woman, held open the train doors with his foot and leaned towards her, slashing her face and top of her arm with an unknown object without any provocation or exchange of words. The attacker then ran away, while the victim continued for one more stop before getting off at the Franklin Avenue station, where she was met by the police. The assailant, who is believed to be 5-foot-11, 170 pounds, was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black pants, black and white sneakers, and is still at large. Anyone with information regarding the incident is urged to contact the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline. The brutal attack follows a similar case on Thursday when a 54-year-old man was also slashed on a Brooklyn subway platform in an unprovoked attack. The NYPD has yet to confirm if both incidents were carried out by the same person.