NEW YORK (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) – The 74-year-old man who was shoved onto subway tracks in an unprovoked attack on the Upper East Side this week suffered multiple fractures to his rib, spine and pelvis, police said Wednesday as they released images of the suspect.
The victim was pushed off a downtown 6 platform at the 68th Street–Hunter College station around 12:15 a.m. Tuesday by a man who was screaming at himself, according to police.
He landed on the tracks, but no train was approaching at the time and an MTA worker was able to pull him back up to the platform.
Initial reports were that the victim only suffered lacerations, but police said Wednesday that he had rib, spinal and pelvic fractures following the random assault.
He was being treated at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center.
Newly released photos from the NYPD show the suspect at the station around the time of the attack.
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