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Police Arrest Suspect Accused of Shoving Older Woman Off Boston Bus
The suspect repeatedly pushed the elderly passenger, causing serious injuries including broken bones, according to MBTA Transit Police. The incident was captured on video.
- On September 8 at about 1 p.m., a woman with an infant forcefully pushed an elderly passenger off a Route 28 bus at a stop near the intersection of Warren Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in the Roxbury area of Boston.
- The incident happened aboard the stopped bus after which the victim fell down the stairs, was pushed out the front door, and landed face-first on the sidewalk, causing serious injury.
- Surveillance and cellphone videos showed the assault and victim’s fall, and paramedics arrived roughly 20 minutes later to transport her to a hospital while bystanders and the bus driver watched.
- MBTA Transit Police identified and arrested the woman on September 10, while MBTA General Manager Phil Eng praised the swift police response and condemned such conduct on the system.
- The suspect may be charged with physically harming an older individual resulting in injury, and the event led to public condemnation and demands for greater respect toward senior passengers.
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