NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Police are searching for a group of children accused of slashing a man during a violent robbery inside a Manhattan subway station early Wednesday morning.
It happened inside the Canal Street train station in Chinatown around 4:30 a.m., police said.
According to officials, a 38-year-old man was getting off a train onto the northbound platform of the N and Q lines when he was approached the the group.
The children then allegedly grabbed cannabis from the victim’s hand causing an argument to ensue.
The man was able to get the cannabis back, but the kids then jumped him--punching, kicking and slashing him across the face, and stealing $15 and a debit card from him, police said.
He was taken to an area hospital to be treated for his injuries.
It is unclear if the victim knew the suspects.
An investigation remains ongoing.