San Francisco man arrested after shoving and killing 74-year-old woman on BART train – NBC Bay Area

BART police arrested a man Monday night who they believe pushed a 74-year-old woman in front of a train in San Francisco, causing her death, BART police said Tuesday.

In a press release, BART police said they arrested 49-year-old homeless man Trevor Belmont, also known as Hoak Taing, on suspicion of pushing the woman onto a Millbrae-bound train at Powell Street Station.

The incident occurred on Monday at around 11:05 p.m., police said. The victim was pushed by an oncoming train, hit his head on the train and fell onto the platform.

The woman was taken to San Francisco General Hospital, where she later died, police said. She was identified as Corazon Dandan, 74, of San Mateo County, according to the San Francisco Medical Examiner.

Belmont was arrested on the platform at Powell Street Station shortly after the incident. He will be taken to the San Francisco County Jail on suspicion of murder.

It is the first murder of the year on the BART system.

BART PD actively investigated the incident, interviewing witnesses, processing evidence, and reviewing surveillance video.