A man who traveled from Maryland to New York to celebrate his birthday number 30 ended living a nightmare and with a disfigured face after being the victim of a violent robbery in Times Square, the so-called tourist mecca of the world.
The birthday boy was cut in the face with a burst bottle on his head and robbed over the weekend by two men and a woman who approached him outside a CVS store at 1440 Broadway and 40th Street and tried to sell him drugs. In addition, the woman offered him sexual services, according to the NYPD.
When he refused, they broke a glass bottle over his head, cut his face and stole $140 dollars in cash. The three attackers then fled the scene. The victim was taken to Bellevue Hospital where he received 16 stitches on his right cheek, detailed ABC News.
According to the unidentified tourist simply He had gone out to buy a sandwich when he was attacked early Saturday morning, around 4.30 am No one has been arrested so far. Anyone with information should call 1-888-577-TIPS (74782) and in Spanish 1-888-57-CLUE (74782). Also through crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or by text message to 274637 (CRIMES), followed by TIP550. All communications are strictly confidential.
It was the last of at least four attacks suffered by tourists in the city in recent weeks, recalled New York Post. The list of victims includes a young visitor raped inside the Subway at a station in Times Square.