LONG ISLAND CITY, Queens (PIX11) — A man followed a woman onto a train in a Queens subway station and slashed her with a box cutter when she lifted her leg to defend herself, police said.

The suspect attacked the 22-year-old victim on a Manhattan-bound E train in the Queens Plaza subway station at around 11:45 p.m. on May 10, according to the NYPD. The man pulled a box cutter and cut her in the side of the knee when she put up her leg to defend herself, police said.

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The woman first saw the intoxicated man acting erratically on the train at the Sutphin Boulevard- Archer Avenue Station at 11 p.m. before getting off at the Kew Gardens stop, according to police. The man also got off at the same station and followed the victim onto the next train before slashing her in the leg, authorities said.

The suspect got off at the Queens Plaza station before running off, police said. There have been no arrests.

The woman called the police after the incident and was taken to the hospital for treatment, officials said.

Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

Mira Wassef is a digital reporter who has covered news and sports in the New York City area for more than a decade. She joined PIX11 News in 2022. See more of her work here.

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