
NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — An argument led to a man being attacked with an umbrella and ultimately beaten and bitten on a Queens subway car, police said Thursday.
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Police said the altercation against the 48-year-old began with a dispute inside an Astoria beauty supply store on Steinway Street. It escalated, and cops said the woman struck the victim with an umbrella.
The woman then chased the man out of the store and into Steinway Street subway station on 34th Avenue.
Two men then appeared and approached the victim from behind as he was in the train car.
They proceeded to punch and kick the victim throughout the body.
According to police, the victim suffered bruising, swelling, scratches and bite marks but refused medical attention at the scene.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS.