Baboo Singh, 74, recounted the brutal assault he suffered on a platform in the Wakefield section of the borough.
Singh has been working for the MTA for more than 27 years. He said he was in uniform and on his way to work as a station agent when he was targeted on the platform.Officials with Transport Workers Union Local 100 said they Singh was attacked because he works for the MTA.
"We are sick and tired of our members keep getting beaten up every day," said Richard Davis, president of TWU Local 100.Police arrested a 30-year-old Bronx man. He was charged with assault, disorderly conduct, and harassment. Officials with the transit union said they're glad an arrest was made in the case. Now they're demanding justice in the courts.
"And we need these people to understand out there that putting their hands on MTA workers, there are consequences, not slaps on the wrist," said Robert Kelley, vice president of TWU Local 100."But if there's a plea, or if there's a finding of guilt, I want that guy banned from the system, period end," Lieber said.
According to statistics from the MTA, assaults against subway workers have roughly doubled so far this year, compared to last.
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