Woman killed at Times Square station after being ‘pushed in front of train’

A woman died after she was allegedly pushed in front of an oncoming subway train by a homeless man in the Times Square, police say.

The suspect - identified as Simon Martial, 61 - was arrested and charged with second degree murder, police told .

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The incident occurred at around 9:30am Saturday morning.

The NYPD says the woman was on the southbound R train platform at the Times Square-42nd Street station when she was pushed.

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene, according to reports.

It is unclear if the attack was targeted or random.

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The fatal incident delayed the N, Q, and R trains Saturday and happened less than two weeks after New York City's new mayor Eric Adams and Governor Kathy Hochul vowed to increase police presence in subway stations around the Big Apple.

In a joint announcement on January 6, the pair announced their plans for the new policing strategy.

The move aims to reduce crime within subway cars and stations and encourage New Yorkers to use the transit system despite the ongoing Covid pandemic.

Current subway ridership sits well below half of the pre-pandemic levels, according to the .

The NYPD's investigation into the alleged crime remains ongoing.

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