Passenger ended up with a fractured face when intervening in the aid of another in the New York Subway
A young Good Samaritan was brutally attacked on a Metro train in Chinatown and left with broken bones in his face when he tried to stop a man from assaulting another passenger, the New York police said.
The 25-year-old victim was aboard a southbound N line train heading to the Canal Street station at around 4:25 p.m. on September 22 when she saw a man attacking another passenger.
The victim intervened to arrest the assailant, who was later identified as Qasin Pringle. But the suspect and another man began hitting and kicking him, throwing objects at them, the NYPD said.
The victim was taken to NewYork-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital with broken nose, cheek and jaw, the police said.
Pringle, a 29-year-old Bronx resident, was arrested shortly after the attack and charged with assault. His alleged accomplice ran out of the station. Police released two photos of him trying to track him down.
Anyone with information should call to 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) and in Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Also through the page crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or by text to 274637 (CRIMES), followed by TIP577. All communications are strictly confidential.
Last week a Latina woman was brutally attacked by a man with a history of homicide and mental health problems at a station in Queens.
Mayor Eric Adams, whose election campaign focused on public safety, has implemented several measures to make the subway safer, including deploying more police officers to stations and cars. But until now insecurity continues to rise. In particular last April it was one of the most violent months in the history of the New York Subway since its founding in 1904.
