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Barnard College student slashed by stranger outside NYC dorm bulding
A 21-year-old Barnard College student was slashed by a stranger outside a university residence hall in Morningside Heights on Thursday evening. She was taken to hospital and was in stable condition; police had made no arrests, and the motive was unknown.
Police said the attacker approached the student near West 116th Street and Claremont Avenue at about 8.15 pm and cut her behind the ear before fleeing. Barnard confirmed she was part of its community, while messages to Columbia students described a suspect as a stocky man wearing a black hooded coat, a yellow hat and tan trousers.
In short
- A Barnard student was cut behind the ear near her dorm.
- She was in stable condition in hospital.
- The suspect fled; no arrest or motive was reported.
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