BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — A man attacked his girlfriend aboard a subway train in Brooklyn early Tuesday, police said.

The man slashed the 24-year-old woman in the hand while they were on the No. 3 train at the Pennsylvania Avenue station just before 1 a.m., according to the NYPD. The woman was taken to the hospital for treatment.

The boyfriend fled the scene and remained at large, police said.

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Mira Wassef is a digital reporter who has covered news and sports in the New York City area for more than a decade. She joined PIX11 News in 2022. See more of her work here.