Police arrest suspect for back-to-back Queens subway stabbings

A mugshot of Donny Ubiera
A mugshot of Donny Ubiera Photo credit NYPD

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- The NYPD arrested a man they believe to be responsible for two different Queens subway knife attacks on Friday and Saturday.

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Police suspect Donny Ubiera, a 32-year-old from Clearview, stabbed a man in the face in a Long Island City subway station on Friday and then slashed another man’s throat in Jackson Heights on Saturday.

Security cameras captured an image of the attacker.
Security cameras captured an image of the attacker. Photo credit NYPD

The attacker cut a 62-year-old man’s face unprovoked at the Queensboro Plaza 7 train stop around 8:40 a.m. on Friday, according to officials.

A 55-year-old man was injured in the next attack at the 7 train platform at the Roosevelt Avenue-Jackson Heights station on 74th Street around 7:20 a.m. on Saturday, authorities said.

Emergency responders rushed both victims to Elmhurst Hospital in stable condition.

Featured Image Photo Credit: NYPD