Police searching for man who slashed woman with boxcutter in Bronx subway station

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NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- The NYPD is searching for a man in his 20s who slashed a 26-year-old woman with a boxcutter on a Bronx subway platform.

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The man approached the victim on the subway platform at the 174th Street Station near Crotona Park on May 7 around noon and started talking to her.

After making conversation for a short time, the man pulled a box cutter on her, slashed her right hand and fled onto a southbound 2 train.

EMS brought the victim to a nearby hospital.

Police are asking anyone with information about the incident to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Anonymous tips can also be submitted at the Crime Stoppers website or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

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