Woman charged with murder for New York subway attack

30/12/12 09:18 CET

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A woman arrested on suspicion of pushing a man to his death in front of an oncoming New York subway train has been charged with second-degree murder.
Erika Menendez is alleged to have admitted attacking the man because she thought he was a Muslim. It is the second such incident this month on one of the world’s busiest transit systems.

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