A homeless woman shoved a teenager from behind onto Queens subway tracks in a random attack Monday morning, police and law enforcement sources said.
The 18-year-old victim was able to climb back onto the platform with the help of other passengers before a train arrived at the 75th Street-Elderts Lane station in Woodhaven around 10:30 a.m., according to the NYPD.
She suffered only a cut to her leg and was treated at the scene, cops said.
The 18-year-old victim was pushed from behind onto the 75th Street-Elderts Lane station tracks in Woodhaven around 10:30 a.m., according to the NYPD. CBS New YorkFollowing the unprovoked attack, the suspect, identified as Shemecca Wise, 26, fled from the station on foot, police said.
She was later arrested at a nearby homeless shelter where she lives, police and sources said.
Wise was charged with reckless endangerment and assault, the NYPD said.
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