A 43-year-old man was stabbed on the southbound platform of Harlem's a hundred and twenty fifth Avenue A/B/C/D station round 4:25 a.m. Friday, cops mentioned.
Seth Gottfried
An 80-year-old man was clocked, a man randomly stabbed and a 15-year-old woman pummeled within the metropolis subway system this week — making them amongst simply the most recent victims of rising transit crime.
Information of the troubling assaults got here as particulars additionally surfaced in Thursday’s underground assault of a 78-year-old man — who was attacked merely for asking a loud straphanger to show his music down, police mentioned Friday.
The random stabbing sufferer, 54, had been standing on the southbound platform of Harlem’s a hundred and twenty fifth Avenue A/B/C/D station round 4:25 a.m. Friday when he rebuffed a stranger who apparently tried to speak to him, authorities mentioned.
The Manhattan assailant, believed to be in his 20s, then out of the blue stabbed the straphanger within the decrease again, cops mentioned.
The sufferer was taken to Mount Sinai Morningside in secure situation, police mentioned.
The attacker fled and didn't depart his weapon behind, authorities mentioned.
The assault got here simply hours after a 20-year-old lady was slashed on an A prepare in higher Manhattan, sources mentioned Friday. The sufferer was arguing with two different ladies about 12:30 a.m. when a person accompanying the pair slashed her, then fled out of the subway, in accordance with sources. The sufferer known as 911 after leaving the subway system, sources added.
Each incidents occurred lower than a day after a 15-year-old woman was crushed and robbed contained in the Woodhaven Boulevard R prepare station in Elmhurst, Queens, cops mentioned Friday.
The teenager was strolling on the mezzanine round 3:10 p.m. Thursday when 5 ladies pushed her to the bottom and commenced punching and kicking her within the head and physique, police mentioned.
The muggers snatched the girl’s pockets – holding a debit card and identification paperwork – earlier than fleeing out of the station, authorities mentioned.
Video launched by the NYPD exhibits the 5 ladies passing by the subway turnstiles, cops mentioned.
The sufferer was taken to Lengthy Island Jewish Forest Hills in secure situation, cops mentioned.
Later Thursday, somebody used the teenager’s debit card to make two unauthorized purchases – the primary for about $7.20 and the second for round $200, authorities mentioned.
In a separate theft on a southbound D Prepare on the one hundred and fifty fifth Avenue station in Higher Manhattan on Thursday evening, a 35-year-old man was kicked to the bottom and robbed by an assailant who flashed a gun and snatched $1,000 money, a cellphone, pockets and gold bracelet, sources mentioned Friday.
Two aged individuals have been additionally attacked in separate incidents Thursday.
An 80-year-old man was punched within the again by an unknown particular person whereas he stood on the A-C-E platform on the thirty fourth Avenue-Eighth Avenue station about 4:25 a.m., in accordance with sources Friday.
As well as, cops revealed Friday that the 78-year-old man assaulted on a southbound No. 1 prepare close to the 96th Avenue station in Manhattan round 3:30 p.m. was attacked when he requested one other straphanger to decrease the amount of music he was taking part in on a speaker.
That attacker punched the senior within the head a number of occasions, knocking him to the bottom of the shifting prepare earlier than a lady joined in and kicked the 78-year-old sufferer within the head, cops and sources mentioned.
He took photos of his attackers earlier than they fled, in accordance with sources.
The sufferer was taken to Mount Sinai Morningside in secure situation and acquired stitches on his brow, authorities and sources mentioned.
The suspects stayed on the prepare and bought off at thirty fourth Avenue, police mentioned.
Cops launched images of the duo early Friday.
The person is described as about 6 ft tall and 185 kilos with an athletic construct and goatee, authorities mentioned.
He was final seen carrying a black hooded sweatshirt with a graphic on the entrance, a purple bandana, grey denims, a multi-colored backpack and white Nike sneakers.
The lady is described as having a medium construct and lengthy brown hair with brown eyes.
She was final seen carrying a black hooded jacket with a fur lining, a black t-shirt, orange sweatpants, black sneakers and carrying black glasses.
No arrests have been made in any of the incidents.
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