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She Was Paralyzed by a Subway Train. Today, She’s Reclaiming Her Life. 
Her vision went dark. She was facedown, and everything below her chest felt numb. A moment before, two hands had grabbed Emine Yilmaz from behind and slammed her head into a racing E train as she stood on a subway platform in Manhattan.
Bragg Announces Sentence in May 2020, COVID-Related Murder
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., reecntly announced the sentencing of Aljo Mrkulic, 37, to 39 years-to-life in state prison for murdering 30-year-old Christopher Rodriguez, his intimate partner, setting fire to Mr. Rodriguez’s apartment and assaulting three police officers who responded to the scene in May 2020. On December 17, 2025, New York State Supreme Court Judge Curtis Farber convicted Mrkulic of one count each of Murder in the Second Degree and Arson in the Second Degree, and three counts of Assault in the Second Degree.
Jury Convicts Man Who Paralyzed Woman in UES Subway Attack
Nearly three years after a man shoved a woman’s head into a moving subway train at the 63rd Street and Lexington Avenue station, paralyzing her from the shoulders down, a Manhattan jury has found him guilty on all counts.
Harlem man who gunned down roommate over stolen soda gets sentence of 25 to life
After he was found guilty of fatally shooting his roommate in their apartment on West 152nd Street, 52-year-old Marquis Chappelle on Tuesday received a sentence of 25 years to life in prison.
Man Convicted After Woman Paralyzed From UES Subway Shoving, Prosecutors Say
A Queens man has been convicted of attempted murder and assault for pushing a woman into a departing train at the Lexington Avenue and 63rd Street station, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said Tuesday.
Murderer Guns Down Man At East Harlem Liquor Store, Prosecutors Say
EAST HARLEM, NY — A 26-year-old man has been convicted of murder for shooting a 25-year-old man to death outside an East Harlem liquor store in 2022, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced Monday.
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