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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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