NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — A woman was slashed in the leg at a Midtown subway station on Monday night while trying to stop a robbery, police said Tuesday.
Around 6 p.m., 33-year-old woman was approached by an unknown man at the 34 Street-Herald Square subway station who knocked her cellphone out of her hand, picked it up and attempted to flee.
A good Samaritan, a 27-year-old woman, then tried to assist the victim and stop the suspect from running away.
Police said that's when the individual struck the 27-year-old woman in the leg with an unknown sharp object, causing a puncture wound.
The assailant then fled the scene, topside.
EMS responded and transported the second victim to NYC Health and Hospitals/Bellevue in stable condition. No injuries have been reported to the first victim.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS.
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