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Woman charged with hate-crime murder over Queens subway death Woman charged with hate-crime murder over Queens subway death
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A woman accused of pushing an immigrant from India to his death in front of a subway train was charged on Saturday with murder as a hate crime.A woman accused of pushing an immigrant from India to his death in front of a subway train was charged on Saturday with murder as a hate crime.
Police arrested Erica Menendez on Saturday after a passer-by on a street noticed she resembled the woman seen in a surveillance video.Police arrested Erica Menendez on Saturday after a passer-by on a street noticed she resembled the woman seen in a surveillance video.
A spokeswoman for Queens district attorney Richard A Brown said Menendez told authorities she hates Hindus and Muslims.A spokeswoman for Queens district attorney Richard A Brown said Menendez told authorities she hates Hindus and Muslims.
Subway shoving victim Sunando Sen was from India, but it's unclear if he was Muslim or Hindu.Subway shoving victim Sunando Sen was from India, but it's unclear if he was Muslim or Hindu.
Sen, who lived in the borough of Queens and ran a printing shop, was killed on Thursday night. Witnesses said a muttering woman pushed him on the tracks as a No. 7 train entered a Queens station and then ran off.Sen, who lived in the borough of Queens and ran a printing shop, was killed on Thursday night. Witnesses said a muttering woman pushed him on the tracks as a No. 7 train entered a Queens station and then ran off.
Menendez was in custody on Saturday and couldn't be reached for comment. It was unclear if she had an attorney.Menendez was in custody on Saturday and couldn't be reached for comment. It was unclear if she had an attorney.
It was also unclear whether the woman who pushed Sen had any connection to him. Witnesses told police the two did not interact on the platform as they waited for the 7 train, which runs between Manhattan and Queens.It was also unclear whether the woman who pushed Sen had any connection to him. Witnesses told police the two did not interact on the platform as they waited for the 7 train, which runs between Manhattan and Queens.
Police released security camera video showing a woman running from the station where Sen was killed.Police released security camera video showing a woman running from the station where Sen was killed.
On Saturday, a passer-by noticed a woman who resembled the woman in the video and called police. Police responded and confirmed her identity and took her to a police station, where she made statements implicating herself in the crime, police spokesman Paul Browne said.On Saturday, a passer-by noticed a woman who resembled the woman in the video and called police. Police responded and confirmed her identity and took her to a police station, where she made statements implicating herself in the crime, police spokesman Paul Browne said.
The attack was the second time this month that a man was pushed to his death in a city subway station. A homeless man was arrested in early December and accused of shoving a man in front of a train in Times Square. He claimed he acted in self-defence and is awaiting trial.The attack was the second time this month that a man was pushed to his death in a city subway station. A homeless man was arrested in early December and accused of shoving a man in front of a train in Times Square. He claimed he acted in self-defence and is awaiting trial.
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