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| New York police charge Naeem Davis with murder in subway platform push | New York police charge Naeem Davis with murder in subway platform push |
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| New York police have charged a 30-year-old man with the murder of a father of one who was pushed onto the tracks at a New York subway station on Monday. | New York police have charged a 30-year-old man with the murder of a father of one who was pushed onto the tracks at a New York subway station on Monday. |
| The suspect, named as Naeem Davis, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with depraved indifference murder and attempted murder. | The suspect, named as Naeem Davis, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with depraved indifference murder and attempted murder. |
| The death of Ki Suk Han, from Elmhurst, Queens, gained widespread attention after a chilling photograph showing him about to be run over by the train was published on the cover of the New York Post on Tuesday. | The death of Ki Suk Han, from Elmhurst, Queens, gained widespread attention after a chilling photograph showing him about to be run over by the train was published on the cover of the New York Post on Tuesday. |
| The photographer who captured and sold the image of Han has defended his actions in a series of interviews, as the Post re-ignited controversy over the issue by publishing it on its cover for the second day running. | The photographer who captured and sold the image of Han has defended his actions in a series of interviews, as the Post re-ignited controversy over the issue by publishing it on its cover for the second day running. |
| R Umar Abbasi, a freelance photographer for the Post, said he was too far from Han to be able to help him and said he was being unfairly stigmatised by "armchair critics". | R Umar Abbasi, a freelance photographer for the Post, said he was too far from Han to be able to help him and said he was being unfairly stigmatised by "armchair critics". |
| Police said Davis had implicated himself in the death. He was taken into custody on Tuesday after investigators recovered security video that showed a man fitting his description working with street vendors near the Rockefeller Center, New York police department spokesman Paul Browne said. | Police said Davis had implicated himself in the death. He was taken into custody on Tuesday after investigators recovered security video that showed a man fitting his description working with street vendors near the Rockefeller Center, New York police department spokesman Paul Browne said. |
| In an interview on the Today show, Abbasi said he did not see all of the altercation between the two men, and was hundreds of feet away | In an interview on the Today show, Abbasi said he did not see all of the altercation between the two men, and was hundreds of feet away |
| "It took me a second to figure out what is happening," Abbasi said, after seeing Han being pushed out of the corner of his eye. He said he saw Han try to get back on the platform. | "It took me a second to figure out what is happening," Abbasi said, after seeing Han being pushed out of the corner of his eye. He said he saw Han try to get back on the platform. |
| "I saw the lights in the distance of the approaching train. The only thing I could think of was to alert the driver with my flash," Abassi said. He said he didn't realize until much later, when he showed police his camera card so they could examine it for images of the suspect, that he had photographs of the unfolding tragedy. | "I saw the lights in the distance of the approaching train. The only thing I could think of was to alert the driver with my flash," Abassi said. He said he didn't realize until much later, when he showed police his camera card so they could examine it for images of the suspect, that he had photographs of the unfolding tragedy. |
| He told the New York Times that his arm was fully outstretched with the camera far from his face, as he flashed his camera at the driver to alert him that something was wrong. | He told the New York Times that his arm was fully outstretched with the camera far from his face, as he flashed his camera at the driver to alert him that something was wrong. |
| In an 11-minute interview on Today, Matt Lauer pointed out that Han was on the track for 22 seconds – "a long time" before the train hit him. | In an 11-minute interview on Today, Matt Lauer pointed out that Han was on the track for 22 seconds – "a long time" before the train hit him. |
| Lauer asked Abbasi. "Was there nothing you could have done?" | Lauer asked Abbasi. "Was there nothing you could have done?" |
| Abbasi replied that the people standing closer to him nearer the 50th Street exit could have. | Abbasi replied that the people standing closer to him nearer the 50th Street exit could have. |
| Holding up the Post picture of Han with his arms on the platform as the train is bearing down on him, Lauer said: "It looks like you're very close." | Holding up the Post picture of Han with his arms on the platform as the train is bearing down on him, Lauer said: "It looks like you're very close." |
| Abbasi said that the train hit Han a second later. | Abbasi said that the train hit Han a second later. |
| "There is no way I could have rescued Mr Han," he said, and said he would have if he could. | "There is no way I could have rescued Mr Han," he said, and said he would have if he could. |
| Abbasi also said that after the train hit Han, scores of people on the platform began taking videos of the body and the doctor who went to his aid. | Abbasi also said that after the train hit Han, scores of people on the platform began taking videos of the body and the doctor who went to his aid. |
| He acknowledged that he had sold the photograph for the Post but that he had no control over where it appeared in the newspaper. | He acknowledged that he had sold the photograph for the Post but that he had no control over where it appeared in the newspaper. |
| He said he had not been paid for the Today appearance. | He said he had not been paid for the Today appearance. |
| In an interview with the Post on Wednesday, which was trailed on the cover, Abbasi talked about being haunted by what he had seen. He said: "It was one of the most horrible things I have ever seen, to watch that man dying there. | In an interview with the Post on Wednesday, which was trailed on the cover, Abbasi talked about being haunted by what he had seen. He said: "It was one of the most horrible things I have ever seen, to watch that man dying there. |
| "When it was over, I didn't look at the pictures. I didn't even know at all that I had even captured the images in such detail. I didn't look at them. I didn't want to. It was just too emotional a day. | "When it was over, I didn't look at the pictures. I didn't even know at all that I had even captured the images in such detail. I didn't look at them. I didn't want to. It was just too emotional a day. |
| "I brought the camera memory card back to the office and turned it in. Two detectives came and looked at the photos and I just sat in a chair. | "I brought the camera memory card back to the office and turned it in. Two detectives came and looked at the photos and I just sat in a chair. |
| "When I finally looked at them late that night, my heart started racing. It was terrible, seeing it happen all over again. I didn't sleep at all. All I can hear is that man's head against that train: boom! Boom! Boom! | "When I finally looked at them late that night, my heart started racing. It was terrible, seeing it happen all over again. I didn't sleep at all. All I can hear is that man's head against that train: boom! Boom! Boom! |
| "I have to say I was surprised at the anger over the pictures, of the people who are saying: why didn't he put the camera down and pull him out? | "I have to say I was surprised at the anger over the pictures, of the people who are saying: why didn't he put the camera down and pull him out? |
| "But I can't let the armchair critics bother me. They were not there. They have no idea how very quickly it happened." | "But I can't let the armchair critics bother me. They were not there. They have no idea how very quickly it happened." |
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