Woman arrested after allegedly pushing another woman onto train tracks at Yonge station

An arrest has been made after a woman was allegedly pushed onto the subway tracks at Bloor-Yonge subway station on Sunday.

Emergency crews were called to the Yonge and Bloor streets station just after 9 p.m.

Police informed CityNews a train arrived seconds after a 39-year-old woman was pushed onto the tracks by another woman on the station’s westbound platform. The victim narrowly escaped critical injuries when she was able to roll and press against the platform as the train went by.

The victim was treated in hospital and survived.

The woman alleged to have committed the act fled the scene shortly after. A photo, believed to be of the female suspect, was released.

A suspect was brought into police custody on Monday when an arrest was made around 6:30 p.m. at Finch GO Station in North York.

Police identified the woman as 45-year-old Edith Frayne of Toronto. She has been charged with attempted murder and will appear in court on Tuesday.

It’s unclear if Frayne and the woman she pushed knew each other.

Const. Laura Brabant said investigators would like to thank the public for the tips received and the TTC’s assistance.

TTC subway sign Union Station. Photo: DIANA PEREIRA/CITYNEWS

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A TTC spokesperson said the transit agency had been “shocked by this horrific attack.”

“Our thoughts are with the victim for a quick and full recovery,” Stuart Green said.

ATU Local 113, a union representing nearly 12,000 public transit workers in Toronto and York Region, said “passenger and transit worker assaults are unacceptable and will not be condoned.”

Toronto has long considered the protective doors, which separate platforms from the track until trains arrive. But the devices are not included in the TTC’s 15-year capital plan. Pizey-Allen told CityNews only $12 billion of the $37-billion, the multi-year capital plan has been secured so far.