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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Sat Nov 23, 2013, 06:22 PM Nov 2013

Homeless man charged with pushing man onto Harlem subway tracks

Eyewitness News
HARLEM (WABC) -- Police arrested a homeless man Saturday on charges of pushing a 72-year-old man onto subway tracks in Harlem Friday.

Police say the victim, who was with wife on a platform, ended up on the tracks of the northbound A train at 145th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue at about 4:30 p.m.

The man was pulled off the track bed by other straphangers before the train arrived, but he suffered a major skull injury and was taken to St. Luke's Hospital in critical condition.

The suspect, 57-year-old Rudralall Baldeo, is charged with second degree attempted murder and assault.

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=9337400

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The homeless man is not the victim in this case. hrmjustin Nov 2013 #2

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Yes I see your point. hrmjustin Nov 2013 #4

When I lived in NYC 1969-70, the first survival skill I learned about the subway IrishAyes Nov 2013 #5

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hrmjustin

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2. The homeless man is not the victim in this case.

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Sat Nov 23, 2013, 06:52 PM

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4. Yes I see your point.

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Sat Nov 23, 2013, 07:14 PM

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IrishAyes

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5. When I lived in NYC 1969-70, the first survival skill I learned about the subway

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Sat Nov 23, 2013, 09:45 PM

Nov 2013

Was to never stand at the edge of the platform. If anyone fell or got pushed off, those people were it. On the second row you still weren't entirely safe. Third row was ideal because they never got pushed off and always managed to get on their train even during rush hour. Fourth row might have to wait for the next one. There's something creepy about using fellow humans as shields.

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