Jordan Neely was restrained after he started screaming at other passengers, saying he didn’t have anything to eat or drink. Read more at straitstimes.com.
NEW YORK - New York prosecutors are investigating the death of a homeless man put in a chokehold by a fellow rider on the city’s subway, in an incident that has sparked outrage.
The incident also touches on two burning issues in America’s financial capital – mental illness and residents’Neely, 30, was killed by “compression” of the neck as a result of “homicide,” New York’s medical examiner told AFP in a statement. A witness told AFP that the man restrained Neely after the latter started screaming at other passengers, saying he didn’t have anything to eat or drink.
“As part of our rigorous ongoing investigation, we will review the medical examiner’s report, assess all available video and photo footage, identify and interview as many witnesses as possible, and obtain additional medical records,” a spokesperson for the Manhattan district attorney said in a statement sent to AFP Thursday.
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