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| Subway pusher is seen for the first time after 'shoving straphanger on to tracks in sick attack caught on video' |
| 2025-01-01 |
| [Daily Mail, where America gets its news] The man accused of shoving a stranger in front of an oncoming subway train has been pictured for the first time as he's marched through a station in handcuffs. Kamel Hawkins, 23, was charged with attempted murder and second-degree assault following the sickening random attack on Tuesday afternoon. Surveillance video showed the unnamed victim, 45, standing by the edge of the platform as the train approached at 18th street in Chelsea, Manhattan about 1.30pm. Hawkins, wearing a mask, paced behind the man for several seconds before pushing him onto the tracks as a train approached. The man miraculously survived. Pictures show the moment Hawkins was captured by police and escorted through the subway into custody. In the photographs, Hawkins is wearing a grey hooded sweatershirt and navy pants, having changed out of the clothes he was wearing at the time of the assault. A law enforcement official told the New York Post the man survived because 'he fell perfectly in the trench,' describing the near miss as an act of God. According to the publication, Hawkins has a pending assault cases going through the courts. He was allegedly charged with assault in June 2019 after attacking a police officer, and was charged on October 12 for assault, harassment and possession of weapons. Cops said the subway shover did not appear to know the victim, and described it as a random attack. Two young men who jumped the turnstile to avoid paying for their ticket just seconds before then turned and fled after witnessing the shocking attack. It is the latest in a string of concerning attacks on the New York City subway system, after a woman was tragically and fatally set alight by a stranger earlier this month. Separate footage shared by stunned passengers later showed the moment the victim was rescued from under the train. Around a dozen firefighters were worked to pull the man from the subway tracks. Authorities said the victim, who appeared to have blood on his face, was hospitalized in critical condition. He is expected to survive the incident, but has suffered an injury to his head and has a broken rib, NBC reported. A woman filming the encounter could be heard expressing her relief that the victim had survived as he was helped onto the platform. The latest incident will put more pressure on officials to bring an end to horror subway attacks. On Christmas Eve, two people were injured in Manhattan's Grand Central Station after a maniac went on a stabbing rampage. Sources told DailyMail.com at the time that a 28-year-old man slashed two strangers with a knife in the seemingly random attack just after 10pm at the busy tourist hotspot. And just days before, the Big Apple was stunned when a homeless woman was set on fire and burned to death while she slept on a subway car. The victim was identified Tuesday by the NYPD as Debrina Kawam, a 61-year-old homeless woman from New Jersey. Kawam's murder captured international headlines as people were left reeling by the response of the NYPD. An officer was seen walking past the victim while she was still ablaze, while the man who allegedly set her on fire - illegal immigrant Sebastian Zepeta - stood by fanning the flames with his jacket. Zepeta, 33, is facing murder and arson charges following the horror incident. Officials used fingerprint data, dental records and DNA evidence to identify Kawam, and said she was believed to have been homeless. She was originally from Tom's River, New Jersey. Kawam was reportedly sleeping on the subway car around 7:30am on December 22 at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue station in Brooklyn when she was set ablaze. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #4 I am surprised that the Guardian Angels ever went away. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2025-01-01 14:34 |
| #3 'Subway shover' looks on indifferently in court as victim's horrific injuries are detailed |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2025-01-01 13:04 |
| #2 I'm sure Alvin Bragg will find a way to set him free. |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2025-01-01 10:40 |
| #1 NYC: Man in Critical Condition After Being Shoved onto Subway Tracks, Struck by Train |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2025-01-01 10:39 |