NYC man arrested after allegedly knocking woman down subway stairs who died from injuries

NEW YORK (TCD) -- A 53-year-old man was arrested months after he allegedly caused a mother and son to fall down the stairs in a Chinatown subway station, leading to her death.

The New York City Police Department announced Saturday that they found David Robinson and took him into custody on a manslaughter charge. The crime reportedly occurred July 17 at approximately 9:40 a.m. inside the Canal Street subway station for the N train. The NYPD said Robinson allegedly grabbed the victim’s purse as she was walking up the steps, causing her to fall down and hit her head.

WPIX-TV identified the victim as 58-year-old Than Than Htwe.

In court documents cited by The Associated Press, however, Robinson allegedly grabbed onto a backpack carried by Htwe’s son, who then fell backwards and grabbed onto his mother. Robinson alleged the son threw garbage at him, which caused Robinson to get upset.

According to the criminal complaint cited by The Associated Press, "The defendant heard a crack when the mother’s head struck the ground."

Htwe died from her injuries about two weeks after the attack, according to WPIX. She was in a coma and ultimately passed away from blunt impact injuries to her head, WPIX reports.

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