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Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer is being investigated by the NYPD for allegedly assaulting a woman at the ritzy Plaza Hotel, sources said.

The department's chief of detectives is spearheading the investigation after receiving a report of an incident involving Spitzer some time Saturday night..

Sources said that after Spitzer allegedly attacked the woman at the hotel near Central Park, she tried to kill herself by slitting her wrists.

The woman's relationship with the former governor is unclear.

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It was unclear if the woman wants to pursue charges.

"We have to find out what happened first then have to see if it warrants a charge," a police source said.

Spitzer has not been charged.

Spitzer resigned in disgrace in March, 2008 after he was embroiled in a prostitution scandal.