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Stranger Slashes Woman Inside Brooklyn Apartment: Police

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  • An attacker slashed a woman with a knife inside a Brooklyn apartment building, police said
  • The attack happened inside an apartment in Greenpoint around 9 a.m. Sunday, the NYPD said
  • Police are currently searching for the person who allegedly slashed the woman

A prostitute was slashed with a knife inside a Brooklyn apartment Sunday morning in a dispute over a fee, police said.

The man slashed her in the neck with a switchblade, but her injuries were considered minor, the NYPD said. 

The 23-year-old woman was attacked in an apartment on Bayard Street in Greenpoint, police said. It wasn't clear whether she lived there. 

The encounter was arranged online, police said. It wasn't clear whether money was exchanged. 

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