Woman slashes male student on face inside Taiwan MRT, gets subdued by other passengers

Woman slashes male student on the face in Taiwan MRT

A middle-aged woman slashed a male high school student on the face with a utility knife on an MRT train in Taiwan at 10.10pm on Friday (8 Nov).

Source: @chienchien86 on Threads

The perpetrator was later identified as a 42-year-old woman surnamed Wang, while the victim was a 17-year-old boy.

The incident was captured by another passenger, @chienchien86, who immediately posted the videos on Threads.

Several passengers subdue perpetrator

In the first video, a short-haired woman is seen seemingly having a scuffle with a male student near the train door.

Shortly after, the camera gets a clear view of the boy’s bloodied face.

Upon realising the situation, four male passengers step forward to subdue the woman, who is still holding a knife.

Meanwhile, a woman checks on the boy and gives him a tissue to wipe his face.

In the second video, Wang is subdued on the ground of the train station by two of the previous male passengers, while a train station security personnel stood by.

Source: @chienchien86 on Threads

According to the OP, they waited for the police to arrive to arrest the woman.

The OP also revealed that the incident occurred at Jiangzi Cui Station in New Taipei City. The perpetrator was later removed from the train at the next station, Xinpu.

Woman was just fired from her job

Wang was detained after the incident while the boy was sent to the hospital.

According to reports, the woman had just been fired from her job as a stock clerk when she got on the MRT and attacked the student next to her.

Wang claimed that she was being followed and cursed by someone, which led her to attack him with a knife.

However, the student who sustained a three-centimetre said he did not know the woman.

Since her arrest, Wang has been charged with attempted murder and was transferred to the New Taipei District Prosecutor’s Office.

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Featured image adapted from @chienchien86 on Threads