Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Tuesday, March 16, that a Manhattan woman has been indicted on attempted murder charges, along with some additional charges for allegedly pushing a woman onto the subway tracks as a train pulled into a station in Crotona Park East in the Bronx.

According to the investigation, at approximately 7:50 a.m. on Feb. 9, 2021, on the platform of the 2/5 subway line at the Southern Boulevard and East 174th Street subway station, the defendant, Luz Sanchez, 29, of Lexington Avenue, Manhattan,  approached the victim, Rosa Elizabeth Galeas Florencio, 54, and pushed her, using her body, causing the victim to stumble backwards.

The investigation found that Sanchez allegedly then put both hands on the victim’s shoulder area and pushed her, causing her to fall backwards and onto the tracks as a train pulled into the station. While the victim was on the tracks screaming for help, Sanchez allegedly walked to the edge of the subway platform, looked at the victim, and then walked away.

A train on the opposite track alerted the oncoming train that the victim was on the tracks and the train braked before striking her. The victim was pulled up to safety by a Good Samaritan. Galeas Florencio was treated for injuries at Saint Barnabas Hospital and was later released.

The defendant fled to Georgia and was later arrested on Feb. 25, 2021 by the New York City Police Department Warrants Squad.

Clark said the defendant, Sanchez, 29, was arraigned on March 16 on an attempted murder charge in the second degree, attempted assault in the first degree, and third-degree assault before Bronx Supreme Court Justice Michael Gross.

Bail was set at $150,000 cash/$150,000 insurance company bond/ $150,000 partially secured bond at 10 percent. The defendant is due back in court on June 9, 2021.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Ketaki Chakrabarti of Trial Bureau 20, under the supervision of both Jennifer Cruz, deputy chief of Trial Bureau 20, and Meredith Holtzman, chief of Trial Bureau 20, and under the overall supervision of James Brennan, deputy chief of the Trial Division and Theresa Gottlieb, chief of the Trial Division.

Clark thanked the NYPD Bronx Robbery Squad and Detective Francis Flynn for their assistance in the investigation.

Norwood News reached to the Bronx D.A.’s office to ask if the defendant underwent psychological evaluation at the time of her arrest. We were referred to the Legal Aid Society who is representing the defendant. A Legal Aid Society representative informed us that they were unable to confirm if the defendant underwent psychological evaluation or not, because the legal case is ongoing, and for other undisclosed reasons.