Man Attacked With 2 Broken Beer Bottles Needs 20 Stitches: NYPD

Police are looking for the man who took two smashed beer bottles and attacked another man with them, leaving him with cuts so severe he needed nearly two dozen stitches.

The slashing happened on Saturday night after the suspect and the victim got in an argument in Crown Heights.

The two were fighting outside a bodega at Schenectady Avenue and Sterling Place when the suspect took two broken bottles and slashed the 40-year-old victim multiple times, according to police.

The victim suffered cuts to his neck and was taken to Kings County Hospital, where he received 20 stitches.

The suspect is believed to be in his early 20s.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS.

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