Woman loses BOTH feet after pushed by boyfriend onto NYC subway tracks: Police | NBC New York

I'M JESSICA CUNNINGTON, BACK TO YOU. >> JESSICA, THANK YOU. >>> THIS NEXT STORY IS ALL NEW AT 6. AND IT'S A DISTURBING ONE. A WOMAN IS IN THE HOSPITAL TONIGHT FIGHTING FOR HER LIFE. POLICE SAY HER BOYFRIEND PUSHED HER ON TO THE SUBWAY TRACKS IN THE FINANCIAL DISTRICT. OUR MELISSA COLORADO SLIS LIVE THE FULTON STREET STATION. WHAT ARE POLICE TELLING YOU? >> Reporter: WE HEARD OF RANDOM UNPROVOKED SUBWAY VIOLENCE. THIS IS A CASE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HAPPENING RIGHT HERE. POLICE TELLING US WHAT STARTED OUT AS A SHOUTING MATCH BETWEEN A COUPLE ENDED WITH THAT BOYFRIEND SHOVING HIS 29-YEAR-OLD GIRLFRIEND ON TO THE SUBWAY TRACKS RIGHT AS A SUBWAY TRAIN WAS PULLING IN. >> OH MY GOSH, I'M PRAYING FOR HER. >> WHEN IS IT GOING TO STOP, YOU KNOW? IT'S RIDICULOUS. >> Reporter: SUBWAY RIDERS IN SHOCK UPON HEARING THAT A CASE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SPILLED ON TO THE SUBWAY TRACKS THE FULTON STREET STATION THIS MORNING AROUND 10:30. POLICE RESPONDED TO THE CALL THAT A BOYFRIEND PUSHED HIS 29-YEAR-OLD GIRLFRIEND OVER THE PLATFORM EDGE AS A BROOKLYN. BOUND 3 TRAIN WAS PULLING IN. POLICE SAY THE MAN RAN AWAY. >> OH MY GOD. THAT'S CRAZY. IS SHE LIKE ALIVE? >> Reporter: POWER TO THE THIRD RAIL WAS TURNED OFF AS PARAMEDICS AND POLICE OFFICERS TRIED TO PULL THE WOMAN FROM UNDER THE TRAIN. BOTH OF HER FEET WERE SEVERED. SHE WAS RUSHED TO BELLEVUE HOSPITAL WHERE SHE REMAINS IN STABLE CONDITION. >> WHERE IS ALL THESE NATIONAL GUARDS THAT THEY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO COME? >> Reporter: ALEC WALKER LIVES IN THE NEIGHBORING SEA PORT AREA SAYS HE HASN'T SEEN THE AMPED SECURITY PRESENCE THAT GOVERNOR HOCHUL PROMISED THIS WEEK AFTER ANNOUNCING SHE IS DEPLOYING THE NATIONAL GUARD AND THE STATE POLICE TO QUELL FEARS OF CRIME. >> WHERE IS THE SAFETY? WHERE IS THE PROTECTION? WHERE IS THE TAX MONEY GOING TO? >> Reporter: AND AGAIN, THOSE WOMEN -- THE WOMEN'S FEET WERE SEVERED. THEY HAD TO BE AMPUTATED. POLICE STILL SEARCHING FOR THAT MAN. NO ARRESTS MADE YET. THAT'S THE

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Published: Sat Mar 09 2024