Reuters12:25 p.m. CST, December 29, 2012
(Reuters) - A woman who made self-incriminating statements is in custody in the death of a man pushed in front of an oncoming New York City subway train, police said on Saturday.The person in custody is a 31-year-old Hispanic female, a police spokesman told Reuters. The investigation is continuing, and charges are pending, he said.
Witnesses said a woman appeared to be mumbling to herself and pacing before she approached the man from behind on the platform of an elevated station in the borough of Queens and shoved him onto the subway track Thursday evening.Police identified the victim as Sunando Sen. His death marked the second time this month that a New York subway rider was killed after being pushed onto the tracks.
The woman who pushed Sen ran from the station to the street in a scene caught on video footage that police released on Friday as they searched for her.
(Reporting by Colleen Jenkins; Editing by Vicki Allen)
(Reuters) - A woman who made self-incriminating statements is in custody in the death of a man pushed in front of an oncoming New York City subway train, police said on Saturday.The person in custody is a 31-year-old Hispanic female, a police spokesman told Reuters. The investigation is continuing, and charges are pending, he said.
Witnesses said a woman appeared to be mumbling to herself and pacing before she approached the man from behind on the platform of an elevated station in the borough of Queens and shoved him onto the subway track Thursday evening.Police identified the victim as Sunando Sen. His death marked the second time this month that a New York subway rider was killed after being pushed onto the tracks.
The woman who pushed Sen ran from the station to the street in a scene caught on video footage that police released on Friday as they searched for her.
(Reporting by Colleen Jenkins; Editing by Vicki Allen)