Overview
- Kamal Semrade, 42, was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in New York state prison after his March 9 conviction for attempted murder and first-degree assault.
- Jurors found he followed 35-year-old Emine Ozsoy and shoved her by the head and neck into an accelerating train at Lexington Avenue–63rd Street on May 21, 2023, at about 6:05 a.m.
- Her face and head struck the train, she fractured her spine, and she remains paralyzed from the shoulders down after surgery.
- Police arrested Semrade two days later after shelter staff in Queens recognized him from an NYPD CrimeStoppers post and alerted investigators.
- Officials framed the case as severe even as NYPD CompStat data show recent drops in transit crime, with leaders also pointing to new platform barriers at more than 100 stations.