A straphanger was punched and slashed in a stunning random assault on a J prepare Sunday afternoon in Queens — and cops are nonetheless in search of the brute who did it.
The 61-year-old sufferer was driving on a northbound prepare at round 3:15 p.m. close to the Jamaica Heart – Parsons/Archer station when the unidentified assailant walked up, punched him within the face and slashed him on the hand, police stated.
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 instructed The Submit.
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 current subway violence that’s cursed the Huge Apple. Simply final week, an unhinged commuter in Manhattan lower an officer with a damaged wine bottle, sparking an “all-out dogpile” during 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.
