The 39-year-old woman, who was pushed on the subway tracks in Toronto, said she felt like she was going to die and did not understand why she was pushed.
Shamsa Al Balushi told CTV News Toronto on Tuesday that she was still in severe pain after being pushed onto the tracks at Yonge Subway Station on Sunday night.
“I’m horrified,” Al-Balushi said. “The way I felt, the way I was pushed, it’s just crazy.”
The video of the incident, received by the Toronto Star on Tuesday, shows Al Balushi standing on the platform before a woman approached in the opposite direction.
The woman then pushes her off the platform, leaving her on the rails below.
“The next thing, I’m flying and I’m under the trunk,” she said.
Al-Balushi said she had found the strength to roll off the rails to the edge of the platform to avoid being hit by an oncoming train.
“I was screaming in pain,” she said. “I felt I was going to die.”
When the ambulance arrived, Al Balushi was found conscious and breathing. She was rushed to a trauma center in a serious but stable condition.
It was later confirmed that she had a broken rib.
Two days after she was pushed, Al Balushi said she was still in a lot of pain, but acknowledged that her injuries could be much worse.
“Every time I stand, I have to scream,” she said.
Al-Balushi was discharged from the hospital but still worried about her injuries, she returned on Tuesday for follow-up, arriving no less as she took the subway again.
Edith Freyn, a 45-year-old Toronto resident, now faces a charge of attempted murder in connection with the incident. She briefly attended court on Tuesday in College Park, police said.
The justice of the peace ordered Freyn not to contact the victim. The case was adjourned until Wednesday.
It is unclear why the suspect allegedly pushed the woman, and police say there is no reason to believe the two women knew each other.
“I am an innocent person,” Al Balushi said.
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