Man accused of fatal subway shove arraigned on murder charge
NEW YORK (AP) — The man accused of pushing a woman to her death in a New York City subway station has been arraigned on a murder charge and ordered held without bail. Martial Simon was charged Wednesday in the death of Michelle Alyssa Go. She was pushed in front of a train Saturday in the Times Square station. A mental fitness exam was ordered for Simon. A prosecutor in the Manhattan district attorney’s office said the office is seeking to determine whether the attack was motivated by racial bias. Go was Asian American. A request for comment was sent to Simon’s lawyers.
