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Elderly man dies weeks after being pushed onto NYC subway tracks; case now a homicide 
Bairon Hernandez, of Brooklyn, was previously arraigned on charges including assault and attempted assault. His case is ongoing in Manhattan criminal court.
83-year-old man dies from injuries in NYC subway attack, defendant faces murder charge
The Manhattan district attorney's office said it is now charging Hernandez with murder for Williams’ death and several counts of assault for the incident. Police said he lives in Sunset Park.
Elderly man shoved onto subway tracks dies, prompting murder charge for alleged assailant
The 34-year-old Brooklyn resident was initially charged with attempted murder, assault and other charges, but in light of Williams’ death, those charges have been upgraded to murder, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office said.
83-year-old veteran randomly shoved onto NYC subway tracks dies from injuries, illegal migrant charged with murder
His alleged attacker, Honduran national Bairon Hernandez, 34, was arrested March 10 at a homeless shelter — and his charges have been upgraded to second-degree murder following Williams’ death, court records show.
Elderly vet shoved onto subway tracks has died from injuries, alleged attacker charged with murder
An elderly Air Force veteran who was shoved onto the tracks at a Manhattan subway station in a random attack has died of his injuries, and the alleged killer now faces murder charges.
Man, 83, Killed By UES Subway Shove, Prosecutors Say
UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — An 83-year-old man has died after weeks on life support from being shoved into the subway tracks on the Upper East Side, according to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office.
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