Police say a subway rider round up in the hospital with a severed finger after trying to stop his would-be robber from stealing the man's necklace on a Bronx train over the weekend.
The 4 train turned into a crime scene Saturday morning in the Highbridge section when the 27-year-old straphanger tried to fend off the suspect. Police say it happened around 5 a.m. as the northbound train approached the 170th Street station.
The attempted robber initially approached the victim and tried to strike up some kind of conversation, according to police, prompting the 27-year-old to move to another part of the train car.
Undeterred, the unidentified suspect then drew a knife in an effort to remove the victim's necklace, police say. During a physical exchange, the rider moved to grab the blade and that's when "a portion of the victim's left index finger was severed."
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Police say the perp fled the train out of the station on foot. A surveillance image of the man was circulated over the weekend by the NYPD.
His victim, meanwhile, managed to walk to a nearby hospital in the Bronx to be treated. The extent of his injury and condition was not known.
