A woman in Harlem, aged 56, was severely injured after she was pushed into a moving train while attempting to intervene in a fight on a subway platform. The incident occurred early Sunday on the southbound platform for the No. 2 and 3 trains. The woman, who was acting as a good Samaritan, was trying to break up a fight between two men when one of them turned on her.
The man pushed her into the side of an oncoming southbound No. 2 train. The impact caused her to bounce off the train and land on the platform. The woman suffered a range of injuries, including a cut on the side of her head, a black eye, internal bleeding in her lungs, and spinal fractures.
Despite her injuries, the woman was able to identify her attacker to the police officers who responded to the scene. The suspect, identified as 33-year-old Aaron Nett from Newark, NJ, was arrested at the scene. He was charged with assault and reckless endangerment, both felonies.
The woman was transported to Harlem Hospital, where she was reported to be in stable condition. Nett was also taken to a hospital for evaluation following his arrest.
Nett was arraigned on Monday, facing first- and second-degree assault charges. He was ordered to be held on $5,000 cash bail, a $30,000 insurance company bond, or a $15,000 partially secured surety bond. Nett, who has no previous arrests in New York City, is scheduled to appear in court again on Friday.
The relationship between Nett and the other man involved in the fight, as well as the cause of their dispute, remains unclear.