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A trio of attackers stabbed a Bentley driver many times during an attempted robbery in Queens on Friday, but he was able to keep the $41,000 he had hidden in his jacket, according to police.
The victim, who is 20 years old, told police that the incident began about 10:30 p.m. when he parked his car near 194th Street and 75th Avenue in Fresh Meadows and was approached by a stranger who began a conversation with him.
Police said that after the victim exited his luxury vehicle, he was attacked by the stranger and two other males he did not know.
Police added that one of the attackers began stabbing him in the upper body and arm while the other two attempted to remove the jacket containing $41,000 from his person.
The victim informed authorities that the money was a gift from a family member for his tuition at St. John’s University, and that he planned to pay the school the following day, according to a police source, who called the explanation “shaky.”
As a result of the victim’s resistance, the suspects eventually gave up and fled the area in a white Cadillac XT5, according to authorities.
The suspects’ getaway vehicle was a white Cadillac XT5.
The victim sustained nine knife wounds to his arm and chest and was transported to New York-Presbyterian Hospital by emergency medical services in stable condition.
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