Woman visiting from Colombia hit in head with glass bottle in unprovoked attack

Tourist attacked with glass bottle

A tourist from Colombia was attacked with a glass bottle at the 53rd Street and Seventh Avenue subway station.

NEW YORK - A woman from Colombia who was visiting the city was hit with a bottle in an unprovoked attack, said police.

The 27-year-old victim was riding the northbound E train Monday at about 7 p.m. when she was hit in the face with a glass bottle near the 5th Ave./53rd St. subway station.

The victim was reportedly taken to Mount Sinai Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The suspect fled the subway car and may have gotten off at the next station. A description was not released.

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A man was standing on a subway platform at 42nd Street and 7th Avenue when he was randomly slashed in the head.

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These attacks come as the NYPD Crime Stoppers increase the reward for information leading to the arrest of a suspect from $2500 to $3500.

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The NYPD Crime Stoppers will award $3500, up from $2500, after a drop in calls to the hotline.

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