A good Samaritan was hospitalized Tuesday night after he attempted to intervene in a brutal Union Square subway slashing — and was attacked for his trouble, NYPD sources said.
According to police, the altercation occurred at around 10:30 p.m. aboard a Brooklyn-bound L train approaching the 14th Street-Union Square station.
Seeing the attack, law enforcement sources reported, another rider attempted to stop the assault. The good Samaritan grabbed the perpetrator and attempted to hold him back, only to be slashed himself, as the suspect sliced his head.As the train pulled into the 14th Street-Union Square stop, police sources said, the suspect departed the train and fled on foot; both victims were helped off the train as police arrived on the scene.
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