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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 [View all]

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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Homeless man charged with pushing man onto Harlem subway tracks [View all] hrmjustin Nov 2013 OP

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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