Video After Jump
NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- Police have arrested a suspect in the shoving of a woman into a moving subway train in Times Square Monday morning.
The 42-year-old victim was on the northbound 1/2/3 platform when she was pushed around 8:15 a.m., striking the side of a number 1 train that had just arrived.
Authorities say 29-year-old Anthonia Egegbara, of Queens, is now charged with attempted murder.
She was spotted by officers Tuesday morning around the same area where the crime took place, leaving some to wonder if she was about to strike again.
"This unprovoked attack was senseless and absurd," MTA acting Chief Communications Officer Tim Minton said. "The city needs to provide additional mental health services to assist those who may endanger themselves and others. The NYPD's rapid identification and arrest in this case makes riders safer."
Surveillance video shows a woman wearing a bandana sitting on the bench, and she then times her push just as the train approaches.
"It looked malicious," rider Alejandro DeJesus said. "That's scary. That could happen to anybody when you least expect it."
The victim suffered serious injuries to her face and legs after her face hit the side of the train.
She was taken to Mt. Sinai West in stable condition.
Police say Egegbara has at least seven prior arrests, with the last three arrests also in the subway.
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