China News Service, January 17. According to a comprehensive report by the Chinese website of the United States, on the morning of the 15th, an Asian woman died in a subway pushing case in New York City, USA.

New York police confirmed late on the 15th that a man had been arrested and charged with second-degree murder.

　　The man fled the scene but turned himself in to police shortly after, NYPD Commissioner Kishant Sewell said at a news conference with Mayor Eric Adams.

　　Police later identified the man as Simon Martial, 61, who has now been charged with murder in connection with the attack.

His criminal history includes multiple arrests and police sources say he is still on parole.

　　"In each of the past three engagements with us, we have documented his emotional disturbance," Assistant Commissioner Jason Wilcox said.

　　Investigators believe the man was homeless at the time of the attack.

　　The New York Post reported that a man walked into a traffic precinct on Kennedy Street on the morning of the 15th and turned himself in.

The man, with a gray beard and a black hooded jacket, stuck his tongue out and grimaced at the cameraman before he was led into the Midtown South Police Station on West 35th Street.

　　Police said the victim was a 40-year-old Asian woman from New York City.

The incident occurred on the N/Q/R line of the Times Square subway station on 42nd Street.

She was pushed off the platform at about 9:40 a.m. on the 15th when a southbound R train pulled in.

　　When police arrived, they found the woman lying on the tracks, traumatized and unconscious.

She was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.

　　Police sources said the victim was with two other women when he was pushed.

　　Police said the victim had not had any contact with the suspect before the incident, and the suspect had harassed another non-Asian woman before pushing the person, but was avoided by the other party.

　　"After he approached her, she became very, very panicked," Wilcox said.

"She tried to dodge him but he approached her again and she felt like he was going to physically push her towards the train. When she finally dodged, she saw the crime and he pushed another victim onto the tracks. superior."

　　Friday's attack also raised concerns amid rising anti-Asian hate crimes in New York and across the country.

Police said they were investigating whether the murder was a hate crime, but pointed out that the first woman the suspect allegedly had contact with was not Asian, but African-American.

　　"The death of a New York resident in this way only adds to the fear for those who don't ride the subway," Adams said.

　　"It's unreasonable. It's unacceptable," said MTA Acting Chairman and CEO Lieber. Yes, it must stop."

　　This is the second incident of pushing people on the same platform of the Times Square subway station in more than two months.

On November 12, 2021, a suspect pushed a woman onto the tracks, but fortunately, she was rescued by kindhearted people before the train arrived.

　　According to the NYPD, as of December 12, 2021, there were 27 subway pushes in New York, up from 25 during the same period in 2020.

　　Since the beginning of the epidemic, safety issues in the subway have been attracting attention.

Last week, Gov. Hochul and Mayor Adams announced a new plan to lure more riders back to subways.

　　Under the plan, the more than 2,000 police officers on duty in the subway will conduct regular inspections of subway platforms and carriages to drive away homeless people to ease widespread concerns about crime.

　　Transport officials highlighted that serious crime on the subway system is at its lowest level in decades, with the number of serious crimes through November the lowest in 25 years.

However, subway ridership is also much lower than in previous years, and the rate of crime per million riders has risen since 2019.

　　Investigators have not yet determined whether the latest case was racially motivated.

During the new crown pneumonia epidemic, anti-Asian hate incidents have surged across the United States.

New York City crime statistics show that as of December 2021, cases against Asian Americans have increased by 361 percent from the previous year.