An Italian tourist was slashed in the hand by a stranger in an unprovoked attack in Midtown Saturday morning, cops said.
The attacker was armed with a “sharp object” when she slashed the 42-year-old victim around 10:40 a.m. in front of 237 Madison Ave. between East 37th and East 38th streets, police said.
A man was slashed in the hand in front of 237 Madison Avenue.
“She just turned around and slashed him,” said a witness who works in the area and identified himself as Omar. “It was a small knife, maybe a box cutter. She got it out of her jacket pocket. She went toward his face, he put his hand up. I saw her knife him in the hand. She put the knife back into her jacket pocket.”
Both of them stood there for a moment, he said, before the woman continued walking north. The victim found a police officer and returned to the scene, he said.
“Then an ambulance came and put bandages on his fingers,” Omar said.
The woman who slashed the tourist with a sharp object was captured on surveillance camera. Obtained by NY Post“It’s crazy,” he said. “The city really has to do something.”
A citywide alert was issued warning officers to “proceed with caution” and call for backup if they see the suspect, police sources said.
The attacker was described as being in her 30s, standing around 5-foot-7, and wearing a black jacket, purple sweater, black pants, and black and white sneakers. sources said.
The victim refused medical treatment at the scene, cops said.
