Mom turns in son accused of slashing Danish tourist on the UWS: sources
UPPER WEST SIDE, Manhattan (PIX11) --- A man is accused of slashing a Danish tourist in the face on the Upper West Side Wednesday, police said.
Joshua Zinberg, 25, was arrested and charged with attempted murder, assault, and criminal possession of a weapon, according to the NYPD.
The 55-year-old man was slashed on the ear and face near 86th Street and Columbus Avenue on the Upper West Side at around 10:23 a.m., police said. The victim needed several surgeries after a knife wound cut the muscle in his face, dislocating his jaw, sources said.
The Denmark native is expected to fly home tomorrow.
“It’s very disheartening, it’s very upsetting,” a woman who lives nearby told PIX11 News.
Sources said Zinberg's mom went to the precinct and gave detectives his name after seeing a video of him on the news. She told officers he suffers from mental illness, sources said.
Zinberg lives a block away from where the incident happened and was in his car outside his home when he was picked up at around 2 a.m. Thursday, according to sources.
The suspect was walked out of the 20th Precinct in Manhattan on Thursday afternoon.
He spat at the media during the walk and said, "You're just doing it for the clicks."
His arraignment was pending.
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