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Christian Valdez, a man suspected of forcing his fiancée down subway lines in Lower Manhattan, was detained on Saturday, According to the NYPD.
According to police sources, Valdez now faces attempted murder and assault charges in connection with the violent brawl that cost a 29-year-old woman her feet.
According to police sources, a lady lost both of her feet when her boyfriend reportedly forced her into the subway lines in Manhattan, where she was struck by a train.
The southbound 3 train was approaching the Fulton Street Station at Chambers Street Saturday at 10:25 a.m. when it collided with the 29-year-old, whose identity was not revealed, and severed her feet, according to police.
“They were arguing, and he pushed her,” a police source stated.
The suspect, Christian Valdez, escaped the station but was apprehended about 9:35 p.m. near the junction of Jay and Willoughby streets in Brooklyn, when he attempted to meet a parole officer but was met by NYPD, according to sources. He faced charges of attempted murder and criminal assault.
The MTA turned off electricity to the third rail, and the woman was transported to Bellevue Hospital in critical condition.
It was not evident what the two were arguing over.
Christian Valdez Age
He is 35 years old, according to the police reports.
Incident Details
A lady was hospitalized after being hit by a train in lower Manhattan on Saturday morning, according to the New York City Police Department.
In a statement to PEOPLE, the NYPD confirmed that police responded to a 911 call at 10:25 a.m., reporting a female on the tracks at the Fulton Street subway station in lower Manhattan.
When police got to the scene, they discovered a “conscious” and “responsive” 29-year-old woman who had been “struck by a southbound No. 3 train,” according to the NYPD. A first inquiry revealed that she was “pushed onto the tracks.”
According to the NYPD, EMS arrived at the site, and the lady, who could not be named right away, was taken to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition.
The New York Post reported that the woman lost both of her feet in the event.
After an altercation, the girlfriend shoves her down the tracks, causing the subway victim to lose both of her feet.
According to sources who spoke with WABC-TV and The New York Post, the woman’s boyfriend forced her into the rails. Sources told the latter site that “they were arguing” before “he pushed her” and fled the scene.
According to NBC 4 New York, the man left wearing a blue shirt, blue pants, and a dark jacket. According to the website, investigators are searching for video proof of the air encounter.
According to NBC 4 New York, the incident caused several subway trains traveling south to be delayed for hours as police investigated.
At 10:30 a.m., the NYCT Subway announced on X (previously Twitter) that southbound No. 2 and No. 3 trains were “delayed” as officials investigated “why a train’s brakes activated at Fulton St.”
In an 11 a.m. update, NYCT Subway stated that southbound Nos. 2 and 3 trains were being “rerouted,” and that customers traveling Nos. 4 and 5 trains will also face delays due to the reroutes.
At around 1 p.m., NYCT Subway issued an update stating that southbound No. 2 and No. 3 trains would not stop at Fulton Street in both directions but that service between Manhattan and Brooklyn had resumed. It further stated that passengers should still anticipate delays in both ways.
Suspect Arrested
A Brooklyn man Christian Valdez was arrested Sunday morning after reportedly forcing a lady onto the subway tracks, where she was struck by a southbound three train.
Christian Valdez faces attempted murder and criminal assault charges, according to police.
Passengers and United Transit activists feel the event may have been averted if there had been more police presence.
“I hope she’s okay, my heart goes out to her and her family,” Vice President of Passengers United Jack Nierenberg said. “There is a serious problem with the state of safety and the MTA right now, and could this have been avoided if there had been a police officer on the platform at the time it happened?”
