Tuesday, June 7, 2022

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Video shows man violently toss random woman onto Bronx subway tracks

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Newly released video captured the horrifying moment a man violently tossed a 52-year-old woman onto the subway tracksin the Bronx on Sunday. 

The footage, provided Monday by the NYPD, shows the still-at-large suspect’s random attack on the victim at the Jackson Avenue station at about 4:45 p.m. 

The man, wearing a backwards baseball cap and white tank top, approached the woman from behind, grabbed her with both hands and threw her towards the tracks, the video shows. 

The woman hit the platform pavement before tumbling onto the roadbed.

Bystanders helped pick the woman up from the track and onto the platform, an MTA spokesperson said. No train was approaching when she was tossed onto the tracks.    

The victim was taken to Lincoln Hospital in stable condition, police said.

The MTA said she suffered cuts to her head and arm. 

A man pushes a woman onto the subway track.
The suspect approached the woman from behind, grabbed her with both hands and threw her towards the tracks.
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The woman falls onto the subway track.
Bystanders helped pick the woman up from the track and onto the platform.
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A closeup of the man who pushed the woman.
The perpetrator is still at large.
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Anyone with information on the identity of the man is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

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