A woman accused of pushing an older passenger off an MBTA bus in Boston is scheduled to face charges Thursday.The incident happened on Sept. 8 at 1 p.m. aboard the 28 Bus in Roxbury at the Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard/Warren Street stop.Video from on the bus and nearby surveillance video showed the assault, where the woman was pushed off the bus, landing face-first onto the sidewalk. The suspect also threw the victim’s shopping cart off the bus. She was later seen leaving the bus through a door with a stroller in tow. Bystanders, including the bus driver, at times, stood over the victim before paramedics arrived to render aid 20 minutes later.Police have not released the suspect’s identity.In a statement, MBTA GM Philip Eng said praised investigators and said the “conduct will not be tolerated anywhere on our system.””The public deserves a safe transportation system, and I want them to know that this conduct will not be tolerated anywhere on our system. Chief Kenneth Green and his team wasted no time as they were able to use video and information gathered to quickly identify the suspect, leading to her swift apprehension as we today press charges.”
A woman accused of pushing an older passenger off an MBTA bus in Boston is scheduled to face charges Thursday.
The incident happened on Sept. 8 at 1 p.m. aboard the 28 Bus in Roxbury at the Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard/Warren Street stop.
Video from on the bus and nearby surveillance video showed the assault, where the woman was pushed off the bus, landing face-first onto the sidewalk.
The suspect also threw the victim’s shopping cart off the bus. She was later seen leaving the bus through a door with a stroller in tow.
Bystanders, including the bus driver, at times, stood over the victim before paramedics arrived to render aid 20 minutes later.
Police have not released the suspect’s identity.
In a statement, MBTA GM Philip Eng said praised investigators and said the “conduct will not be tolerated anywhere on our system.”
“The public deserves a safe transportation system, and I want them to know that this conduct will not be tolerated anywhere on our system. Chief Kenneth Green and his team wasted no time as they were able to use video and information gathered to quickly identify the suspect, leading to her swift apprehension as we today press charges.”
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