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Teens Hurl Ethnic Slur at Man Waiting for Train, Slash Him With Box Cutter: NYPD

Police said they are investigating the attack as a possible bias crime

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  • A group of teens hurled an ethnic slur at a man and slashed him on the hand with a box cutter as he was waiting for the train, police said
  • The man was waiting for a 6 train on the northbound platform at the Castle Hill Avenue station in the Bronx when the attack happened
  • Police said they are investigating the attack as a possible bias crime. No one had been arrested as of Sunday afternoon

A group of teens hurled an ethnic slur at a man and slashed him on the hand with a box cutter while he was waiting for the train, the NYPD said.

The 52-year-old man was waiting for a 6 train on the northbound platform at the Castle Hill Avenue station in the Bronx around 10:30 p.m. on Saturday when three to five teens got off a train that had just arrived, called him an ethnic slur and slashed his left hand with a box cutter, police said.

The teens fled the scene after the attack, according to police.

Police said they are investigating the attack as a possible bias crime. They didn't immediately provide additional details about the incident.

No one had been arrested in connection with the attack as of Sunday afternoon, the NYPD said.

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