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Associated Press

The man accused of pushing a woman to her death in a New York subway station was arraigned on a murder charge on Wednesday and ordered held without bail.
Martial Simon, 61, was charged with second-degree murder in the death of Michelle Alyssa Go, who was shoved in front of a subway train in the Times Square station on Saturday.
A mental fitness exam was ordered for Simon, who authorities said was on parole for a prior felony conviction at the time of the attack.
His next court date is February 23.

Authorities gave the defendant’s name as Simon Martial, but a spokesperson for New York County Defenders Services, which is representing him, said his name is Martial Simon.
A vigil was held in Times Square on Tuesday night for Go, who was 40 years old and worked for the consulting firm Deloitte.
She was also a volunteer at the New York Junior League, where she taught financial literacy to the homeless and helped them improve their resumes and prepare for job interviews.
Woman shoved into path of New York train had spent years helping homeless
A prosecutor in the Manhattan district attorney’s office said the office is seeking to determine whether the attack was motivated by racial bias against Go, who was Asian-American.
Simon is reported to have tried to push another woman, who managed to escape, before the encounter with Go.
His lawyer said there was no evidence of racial motivation.
“With so many unhoused people with unaddressed mental illness walking the streets of our city, it would be a shame if Mr Simon was sacrificed at the altar of vengeful public opinion instead of seeking a deeper understanding of these complex issues now facing our society,” said H. Mitchell Schuman, of New York County Defender Services.


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Prosecutors are seeking to determine if the attack on the Asian-American woman was motivated by racial bias
A mental fitness exam has been ordered for Simon, who is being held without bail



Prosecutors are seeking to determine if the attack on Michelle Alyssa Go was motivated by racial bias.


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NY subway shoving: Martial Simon charged with Michelle Alyssa Go’s murder, but was race a factor?

.css-1mniedq{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;} Prosecutors are seeking to determine if the attack on the Asian-American woman was motivated by racial bias A mental fitness exam has been ordered for Simon, who is being held without bail

Prosecutors are seeking to determine if the attack on the Asian-American woman was motivated by racial bias

A mental fitness exam has been ordered for Simon, who is being held without bail