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Althea Drysdale
Coverage of Althea Drysdale in the Nexus archive.
- Paralyzed subway victim confronts attacker, calls his actions 'evil' at sentencing
A woman paralyzed after being shoved into a moving New York City subway train confronted her attacker in court, who was sentenced to 20 years in state prison for attempted murder and first-degree assault. The attack left the victim with catastrophic injuries, including paralysis. The judge called the attack profoundly disturbing and showed no remorse from the defendant.