Man sentenced for shoving woman into subway on Upper East Side, leaving her paralyzed
NEW YORK (WABC) -- A man convicted of shoving a woman into a moving subway train in 2023, leaving her paralyzed, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Kamal Semrade, 42, was convicted of attempted murder and assault on March 9 of this year.
He was sentenced on Wednesday.
The unprovoked attacked happened at the Lexington Avenue and 63rd Street station on the Upper East Side in May of 2023.
Semrade boarded the same train as the 35-year-old victim who was commuting to work at the Roosevelt Avenue stop in Queens. At 6:05 a.m. he followed her off the train and shoved her by the head and neck into the departing subway train.
Her face and head his the train and she was flung back onto the platform, fracturing her spine. After surgery, she remains paralyzed from the shoulders down.
"Kamal Semrade violently pushed a woman into a moving train, uprooting her life and leaving her with catastrophic, permanent injuries, including paralysis," said District Attorney Bragg. "After the attack, Semrade callously fled, leaving the victim helpless on the platform. While nothing can undo the profound harm caused, I hope this sentence brings a measure of justice as the victim continues her recovery and works to rebuild her life."
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