Queer man’s face slashed on train after kissing boyfriend
The unknown attack slashed a queer man’s face on the subway (@nypdtips)
The unknown attack slashed a queer man's face on the subway (@nypdtips)
A man in New York City had his face slashed in an alleged anti-LGBTQ+ attack, after he kissed his boyfriend on the subway.
The incident took place at around 7.50pm on January 10 when the 28-year-old male victim was on a southbound No. 6 train which was approaching 23rd Street Station, the New York Police Department (NYPD).
As the train was moving, the victim and the unknown assailant got into what the NYPD described as a “verbal dispute” involving anti-LGBTQIA+ statements.
The attacker then struck the victim in the face with a sharp object, causing a laceration on his right side, before exiting the train at 23rd Street and Park Avenue station and fleeing the scene on foot.
As per extra details reported by PIX 11, the unknown assailant allegedly made the anti-queer remarks after he spotted the victim kissing his boyfriend.
After the attack, the victim got off the train at 14th Street Union Square and was taken to Bellevue Hospital, where he is expected to recover from his injury.
The suspect is still at large.
Sharing details of the attack on social media, the NYPD urged people with any information to contact the tip line via @nypdtips or call 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
