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Woman's Neck Slashed During Attempted Rape On Bushwick Street
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Jen Chung
Published Jun 20, 2016
Modified Jun 20, 2016
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Police are looking for a man who slashed a woman's neck while trying to rape her on a Bushwick street on Sunday morning. The assault happened at approximately 5 a.m. near Wyckoff Avenue and Starr Street, next to the Jefferson Street L train stop.
Police say the suspect approached the 25 year-old woman from behind, placed a sharp object to her throat and told her to bend over. The woman screamed for help and, after a brief struggle, was able to break away from the man, but not before he slashed her neck. She ran and sought shelter in a nearby store.
The woman suffered a four-inch laceration on her neck and was taken to Wyckoff Hospital in stable condition.
Police released video of the suspect, describing him as 20-30 years old, 5'6" to 5'9" and 170-190 pounds; he was last seen wearing a black and red baseball cap, a black long sleeve shirt and dark colored pants.
Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.
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Jen Chung
Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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