Straphanger, 61, punched, slashed on NYC subway practice in random assault: NYPD
A straphanger was punched and slashed in a stunning random assault on a J practice Sunday afternoon in Queens — and cops are nonetheless on the lookout for the brute who did it.
The 61-year-old sufferer was using on a northbound practice at round 3:15 p.m. close to the Jamaica Middle – Parsons/Archer station when the unidentified assailant walked up, punched him within the face and slashed him on the hand, police mentioned.
The suspect ran off after the unprovoked assault, and authorities introduced the sufferer to NYC Well being + Hospitals/Queens in secure situation.
There have been no arrests and the investigation stays ongoing, the NYPD informed The Publish.
Cops don’t but know the attacker’s motive and don’t have an outline at this level.
The slashing is simply the newest instance of latest subway violence that’s cursed the Massive Apple. Simply final week, an unhinged commuter in Manhattan reduce an officer with a damaged wine bottle, sparking an “all-out dogpile” by which the irate straphanger bit one other cop who tried to cuff him.
The suspect in that case, 35-year-old Corinthian Hills, was later charged with second-degree assault, resisting arrest and different crimes.
