Homeless Trio Arrested After Mistaken Subway Attack On Man They Thought Was Harassing His Wife
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A 31-year-old New York man was waiting for the train when three homeless men attacked him with a knife early Monday
The victim's family said the three would-be heroes thought he was harassing his wife
The victim required stitches for the slashing on his lips
Three homeless men in Manhattan, New York, were arrested after they mistakenly attacked a 31-year-old man whom they thought was harassing his wife, the victim's family said.
Luis Sanchez had been celebrating Mother's Day and was chatting with his wife and her two daughters on an East Harlem subway platform early Monday when he was surrounded and slashed by the would-be heroes, the New York Daily News first reported, citing testimonies from Sanchez's family.