A Unused York Town subway rider was once taken to the clinic on Saturday afternoon for burn accidents nearest a person randomly tossed a cup of liquid on hearth on the rider.
The surprising assault came about on the Houston Side road subway station at the 1 layout in decrease Ny, the Unused York Police Branch (NYPD) mentioned.
The sufferer, known as 23-year-old Petrit Alijaj through The Unused York Submit, was once about to board the teach together with his fiancée when the suspect took a cup stuffed with liquid, lit it on hearth and threw it at him.
Mr Alijaj mentioned he shielded his fiancée and cousins from the fireplace, inflicting his blouse to move up in flames. He instructed The Submit he attempted to place the flames out together with his fingers. As he threw his blouse off, the suspect fled from the scene.
Mr Alijaj was once taken to Unused York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Sanatorium to be handled for burns. He mentioned medical doctors instructed him the burns affected a couple of 1/3 of his frame.
The suspect, known as 49-year-old Nile Taylor, was once arrested and charged with first, 2d and third-degree attack, first-degree arson, reckless endangerment and extra, the NYPD mentioned.
Cops tracked Taylor on the intersection of Canal Side road and Renwick Side road the use of a mobile phone he allegedly stole from every other subway rider.
Taylor was once additionally charged with petit larceny, felony ownership of a weapon and felony ownership of stolen trait within the 5th diploma.
Police also are investigating a related come upon in February when a person threw a container with a flaming liquid at a bunch of population on a subway platform within the West twenty eighth Side road station.
Era violent crime is uncommon within the town’s subway device, which serves about 3 million riders a past, some high-profile assaults this yr have left some riders on edge. They come with the demise of a person who was once shoved onto the tracks in East Harlem in March and a couple of shootings.
Gov. Kathy Hochul in March introduced that masses of Nationwide Shield contributors could be going into the subway device to spice up safety. Town police mentioned 800 extra officials could be deployed to the subway to split ailing on fare evasion.
