The attacks came amid heightened concerns about crime in the subways, particularly after the arrest on December 22, 2024 of a man charged with setting a woman on fire on a subway car. File
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A man accused of using a knife to slash a man and a woman in Manhattan’s Grand Central subway station faced assault and menacing charges Wednesday (December 25, 2024).

“The man was arrested on assault, reckless endangerment, menacing, harassment, disorderly conduct and a weapons charge after the attack at 10:15 p.m. Tuesday (December 24, 2024) which left a 42-year-old man with an injured wrist and a 26-year-old woman with a neck injury,” the police said.

“Both victims were in stable condition at Bellevue Hospital after the attack and on Wednesday (December 25, 2024),” the police said.

It was not immediately known who will represent the man in court.

The attacks came amid heightened concerns about crime in the subways, particularly after the arrest Sunday (December 22, 2024) of a man charged with setting a woman on fire on a subway car. The woman died from her injuries.

Mayor Eric Adams told reporters in Harlem that the man had suffered from a history of mental illness.

The New York Post reported that the woman who was slashed said she had just gotten off the No. 4 train and was heading to work when she was attacked.

The newspaper quoted her as saying that she was punched to the ground as her assailant repeatedly yelled, “what’s your problem?” before he lunged at her with a small knife, cutting through her throat.

The attack came just hours after the man accused of burning a woman to death inside a New York City subway train appeared in Brooklyn criminal court to face two murder charges.

Sebastian Zapeta, 33, who federal immigration officials said is a Guatemalan citizen who entered the U.S. illegally, was not required to enter a plea and did not speak at the hearing in Brooklyn criminal court.

Zapeta, held at the city’s Rikers Island jail complex, is expected back in court on Friday (December 27, 2024). So far, his lawyer has not requested bail.

Bhopal:

A gut-wrenching video of a man and his wife mercilessly assaulting his paternal grandmother with a stick in Bhopal went viral on Wednesday, leading to the arrest of the couple as they were trying to flee the city. The trigger for the inhumane treatment was the woman – who appears to be at least in her 70s – not cooking food to the couple’s liking, said police officials. 

The man and his wife are residents of Bhopal’s Jahangirabad area and, neighbours said, it was common to hear them beating up the woman, who was a widow. The video of the latest assault was shot secretly by a neighbour from the window of the couple’s house and it went viral on Wednesday morning.

The video shows the woman sitting on the floor of the house as she is confronted by her grandson, who is sitting in front of her, and her granddaughter-in-law, who is on the edge of a bed. After berating her, the younger woman twists the older woman’s arm. As she begins to scream, her grandson holds her down in his lap and covers her mouth. 

His wife then begins hitting her repeatedly with a stick. After an agonisingly long time, the man lets his grandmother go, only to elbow her in the back as his wife hits her on the head with the stick, before pinning her down again. 

After the video was widely circulated, the Jahangirabad police began looking for the couple and caught them as they were attempting to leave the city.