Man accused of kicking teen into Boston subway pit also suspected in Whitman stabbing
BOSTON - A man accused of kicking a teenager into a subway pit in Boston is also the suspect in a stabbing in Whitman, police said.
An anxious mother is still reeling as a 23-year-old Boston man has been charged with attempted murder after prosecutors say he kicked her son, causing him to fall into the pit at the State Street MBTA station Tuesday afternoon.
"That's evil, what that person did to my son is horrible," said the mother who spoke to WBZ-TV but doesn't want to be identified to protect her son.
Prosecutors say it was unprovoked attack by 23-year-old Kedrian Perry Marshall.
"They were unknown to each other, he came up behind with extreme force and kicked him straight in the back causing him to fall into the pit," said prosecutor Kevin Morgan.
The student, on his way home from school, was on the platform looking at his cellphone when it happened. Fortunately, no train was immediately coming, and he missed the electrified third rail.
"I have a lot of anxiety and did not sleep yesterday thinking about my son not being here," said the mother.
The teen managed to pull himself out as Marshall, wearing a green jacket and white sneakers, casually walked away, prosecutors say. That clothing appeared to be key in linking him to a stabbing six hours later in the town of Whitman. Police say surveillance again captured Marshall at an apartment complex where a 27-year-old man was stabbed multiple times in the head and upper body.
This mother is horrified that the suspect is once again charged with attempted murder. "He needs to be put away for a long time," she said. "You don't do that to people, he's not safe in society."
Prosecutors say Marshall's mother helped identify him through the photos, and claim Marshall identified himself after being arrested in Boston, allegedly with a blood-stained knife on him.
Now this mother is pleading for justice. "I want justice for my son, my son could have been dead," she said.
Marshall is being held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing next week.
