Alvin Bragg is the 37th District Attorney elected in Manhattan. Alvin – a lifelong Manhattanite who served as a state and federal prosecutor – has spent more than two decades fighting to make our communities safer and our criminal justice system fairer.
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Subway Shover Learns His Fate Nearly Three Years After UES Attack
The Queens man who shoved a young woman into a moving E train at the Lexington Avenue and 63rd Street station — leaving her paralyzed from the shoulders down — will spend the next two decades behind bars.
Subway Shover Headed to Prison for Paralyzing UES Commuter in Heinous Attack: Prosecutors
Less than a month after being convicted of Attempted Murder by a jury of his peers for a horrific attack inside an Upper East Side subway station that left a commuter paralyzed from the shoulders down, the 42-year-old homeless man who shoved her has learned his fate, prosecutors say: a lengthy prison sentence.
Woman paralyzed after being shoved into a NYC subway speaks about her attacker’s “evil action” at his sentencing
The man convicted of pushing a woman into a moving New York City subway car, leaving her paralyzed, was sentenced on Wednesday to 20 years in prison.
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.
Paralyzed NYC subway shove victim breaks down as her attacker is sentenced — but can’t wipe away her own tears
The award-winning artist who survived being shoved into a moving Manhattan train heartbreakingly needed her mom to wipe away her tears at her attacker’s sentencing Wednesday — after the senseless attack left her paralyzed from the shoulders down.
D.A. Bragg Announces Prison Sentence Of Kamal Semrade For Subway Shoving On The Upper East Side
“Kamal Semarde 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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