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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Bevan Hurley

New York mayor’s own health expert seriously injured in subway attack amid growing fears of rise in crime

Columbia University

A New York City public health scientist is in a critical condition in hospital after she was brutally hit over the head with a hammer in a robbery at a subway station in Queens.

Dr Nina Rothschild, 58, was kicked and struck 13 times with the weapon at the Queens Plaza station on Thursday night, leaving her with a fractured skull.

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