Dad of suspect charged with shoving straphanger into incoming subway prepare says son began appearing ‘bizarre’ only in the near past

The daddy of the Brooklyn thug charged with shoving a straphanger into an incoming 1 prepare Tuesday says his son was tremendous as lately as three weeks in the past – however then started “appearing bizarre.”

“These days he’s been going by one thing, some psychological problem,” Shamel Hawkins, 40 advised The Put up Wednesday as his son, Kamel Hawkins, was ordered held with out bail at his arraignment on tried homicide costs in Manhattan Felony Court docket.

“We expect any person put one thing in his weed,” the elder Hawkins mentioned. “About three weeks in the past he was alright after which he began appearing bizarre. We wished to get him assist however he returned.”

Hawkins lived within the Whitman Homes public housing advanced together with his father and brother.

Kamel Hawkins, 23, was nabbed close to Columbus Circle on Tuesday, simply hours after police mentioned he shoved a straphanger onto Manhattan subway tracks in a horrifying random assault.

The 45-year-old sufferer is seen on disturbing video plunging into the trail of an incoming 1 prepare on the 18th Avenue station – however miraculously survived with simply head accidents.

A prison grievance filed within the case early Wednesday mentioned the unidentified sufferer suffered 4 damaged ribs, a fractured cranium and a ruptured spleen.

Legislation enforcement sources mentioned the person was lucky to fall into the “trench” on the tracks beneath the prepare in the course of the 1:30 p.m. assault.

In the meantime, police charged Hawkins with tried and assault.

Legislation enforcement sources mentioned the accused subway shover has not less than three prior busts, together with an assault on an NYPD co in Queens in June 2019, when he allegedly physique slammed the officer and left him with again accidents.

“Anybody who assaults a cop in full uniform is able to doing far worse to defenseless civilians, NYPD Police Benevolent Affiliation President Patrick Hendry advised The Put up on Tuesday. “Each time the justice system drops the ball on an assault on a police officer, it places each New Yorker at risk.”

Hawkins additionally has an open assault, harassment and weapons possession case in Brooklyn from October and has an earlier bust in 2020, sources mentioned.