A 67-year-old man was unexpectedly attacked and slashed in the head while riding a subway train in Brooklyn. The incident occurred on a Friday evening, and the suspect, Peguy Simonise, was apprehended shortly after when fellow passengers alerted police officers at the next station. Simonise faces multiple charges, including felony assault and criminal possession of a weapon, with an arraignment scheduled. Despite an overall decrease in subway felony assaults this year, this incident reflects ongoing concerns regarding safety in the transit system amid other recent violent occurrences.
The number of felony assaults are down in the subway so far this year, but the slashing is part of a spate of recent attacks in the city's transit system.
Simonise was charged with assault with intent to cause physical injury, felony menacing, criminal possession of a weapon, disorderly conduct, and harassment, as per police.
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