#assault-investigation

#assault-investigation

Police are investigating after a man was slashed across the face in the Lower East Side early Sunday morning. According to police sources, the incident occurred around 3:30 a.m. on Jan. 4 outside the Mr. Purple Bar and Lounge, located at 180 Orchard St. Cops say a 25-year-old man was approached by an unidentified suspect and slashed across the face. The perpetrator fled on foot in an unknown direction after the attack, cops said.

A woman in a life-threatening condition is under police watch in hospital after a nine-year-old girl died and two other children were hurt. Police were called to a property in Middle Street, Islip, at 11.15am on Tuesday after receiving reports that three children had been assaulted. A spokesperson for Thames Valley Police said the nine-year-old girl was pronounced dead at the scene in the Oxfordshire village, while a boy and a girl were taken to hospital for treatment before later being discharged.