2 teens arrested in subway robbery of elderly man

NEW YORK

15-year-old Taheen Herkul and 17-year-old Jaqua Sowells were arrested and charged with Attempted Murder, Robbery and Felony Assault.

Police suspect one of the boys grabbed an iPhone from Andrew Wang at the Lorimer J train platform on Friday.

They say Wang chased him, and the other boy shoved Wang off the platform and onto the tracks.

Wang is recovering from his injuries.

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