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Man Charged With Attempted Murder In Stabbing Of Ex-Girlfriend At NJ Subway

TRENTON, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) -- A Maryland man has been charged with attempted murder after prosecutors said he stabbed his ex-girlfriend at a Subway restaurant in New Jersey.

Yoon Choi, 48, was indicted by a grand jury on March 27, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office.

Choi's attorney said the Silver Spring, Maryland resident plans to plead not guilty and that he will request a psychological evaluation. He claims Choi suffered a "temporary relaxation of his mental facilities'' during the incident.

The 44-year-old victim, who is from Connecticut, suffered extensive blood loss, nerve damage and had to undergo multiple surgeries to repair her esophagus following the stabbing in Hamilton last December.

Choi was charged with first-degree attempted murder and weapons offenses. He is being held at the Mercer County Correction Center on $750,000 bail.

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