By ISHITA SRIVASTAVA FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED:Â 21:48 BST, 2 July 2024Â |Â UPDATED: 22:27 BST, 2 July 2024
A 74-year-old San Francisco woman has died after she was pushed in front of
a BART train by a homeless man at a subway station.
Corazon Dandan, a San Mateo County resident, was shoved in front of a moving
Millbrae-bound train at Powell Street station at around 11.06pm
yesterday.
BART police officers have identified and taken Trevor Belmont, 49, a
homeless man also known as Hoak Taing into custody for the incident.
The push caused the victim to hit her head on the train and fall on the
platform, officials said.
She was transported to the San Francisco General Hospital, where her head
injuries proved fatal.
Belmont has been accused of Murder and Inflicting Injury On Elder Or
Dependent Adult Likely To Cause Great Bodily Injury, according to his arrest
report.
In an official statement, cops described the perpetrator as a ‘transient’ –
a more formal word for homeless.
According to the San Francisco Standard, a woman on the police scanner
audio can be heard saying that Dandan ‘was pushed into a train and is now laid
out on the platform. We have medical on the way’.
‘We’re going to need more units for this,’ a male voice reportedly also said
in response.
Belmont has been booked at the San Francisco County Jail today where he is
being held without bond.
Officers also confirmed that the incident was an active investigation and
said: ‘BART PD is interviewing witnesses and processing evidence.
‘The investigation includes the review of surveillance video. Investigators
are still working to determine a motive for this incident.’
Authorities confirmed that Dandan’s death is the first homicide of the year
on the BART system.
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