Woman Slashed on Subway in Midtown: NYPD

A woman was slashed on the face Saturday while riding the subway in midtown Manhattan, police say. 

The 24-year-old woman was cut on the cheek while on the E train near the Fifth Avenue and 53rd Street station, the NYPD said. She was attacked shortly after 6 p.m. 

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The attacker, a 24-year-old man, was taken into custody and brought to a psychiatric facility, police said. 

The investigation is ongoing. 

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