Suspect identified after woman dies following attempted subway robbery: NYPD

The NYPD has released the name of a suspect wanted for an attempted robbery at a Lower Manhattan subway station after a 58-year-old woman who was left in a coma by the incident died.

According to authorities, Than Wtwe Than was walking out of the Canal Street subway station with her 22-year-old son when a thief tried to rip the son's bag away, causing him and his mother to fall down the stairs.

Than was taken to a nearby hospital where she was treated for severe head trauma caused by the fall. She died on July 21.

Now, police have identified her attacker as 52-year-old David Robinson.

While the motivation for the attack is unknown, the NYPD Asian Hate Crime Task Force is investigating the incident. 

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