Italian tourist slashed in unprovoked attack in Manhattan

An Italian tourer was slashed Saturday greeting successful a random onslaught successful Manhattan, cops said.

The 42-year-old tourer was walking northbound astatine Madison Ave. and E. 37th St. successful Murray Hill astir 10:40 a.m. erstwhile helium was approached by an unidentified pistillate who swung astatine him with a knife, slashing the unfortunate successful the close hand, causing a laceration. The incidental was said to beryllium unprovoked. The slasher fled northbound connected Madison Ave.

The unfortunate declined to beryllium taken to a infirmary and was treated by EMS astatine the scene.

Cops released a photograph of the slasher, who was wearing a purple sweatshirt, bluish jacket, achromatic pants and achromatic and achromatic sneakers.

Just a fewer days earlier, connected Wednesday, a 55-year-old Danish tourist was slashed successful the look connected the Upper West Side by Joshua Zinberg, 25. The unfortunate who was visiting from Europe, was approached from down by Zinberg, who slashed him from the close ear, on the close feature and down to his neck.

“F— you, guys!” Zinberg reportedly shouted astatine the tourer and his 2 companions.

Zinberg was arrested Thursday aft his parent identified him to police.

Anyone with accusation regarding this latest slashing incidental is asked to telephone Crime Stoppers astatine 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).