Victim in Subway Shoving Suffered a Broken Skull and Other Injuries

Last updated: January 1, 2025 7:14 pm

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New York | Victim in Subway Shoving Suffered a Broken Skull and Other Injuries

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The suspect, Kamel Hawkins, has been charged with attempted murder and was arraigned on Wednesday morning. The victim, Joseph Lynskey, is suffering, his sister said.

The assailant was captured on video at the 18th Street subway station in Chelsea just after Joseph Lynskey was pushed. Jan. 1, 2025

A man who was shoved off a Manhattan subway platform and into the path of a fast-moving train not only survived, but was able to speak to his family from his hospital bed.

The man, Joseph Lynskey, 45, suffered serious injuries: a ruptured spleen, four broken ribs and a fractured skull, according to court records filed on Wednesday.

“Our main priority right now — our sole priority right now — is supporting our brother Joe,” his sister Eileen Parsons said in a phone interview. “We are so grateful that he is alive.”

His survival was a matter of inches. Mr. Lynskey was struck by the train but not head-on, according to two law enforcement officials with knowledge of the matter. He also fell next to the train, not under it, apparently saving his life, the officials said.

The person accused of attacking Mr. Lynskey on Tuesday, Kamel Hawkins, 23, was charged with attempted murder in the second degree and four counts of assault, according to a criminal complaint filed by Manhattan prosecutors.

Mr. Hawkins was arraigned in Manhattan criminal court on Wednesday morning, a spokesman for the district attorney said. A judge ordered that Mr. Hawkins be held in jail until his next court date on Jan. 6.

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