A 66-year-old Atlanta woman was fatally stabbed aboard a MARTA train in what transit police described as a random attack.The victim, identified by the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office as 66-year-old Margaret Swan, was attacked as a train traveled between the Lakewood-Fort McPherson and Oakland City stations, according to MARTA Police Chief Scott Kreher."This appears to be a senseless act of violence, and our thoughts are with the victim's loved ones and those who witnessed this horrific incident," MARTA said in a statement.CHARLOTTE RESIDENTS SAY THEY FEEL LESS SAFE AS CITY FACES SECOND TRANSIT STABBINGJohn Elijah Matthews, 25, is charged with murder malice in the death of the 66-year-old on board the public transportation.FOLLOW US ON XJohn Elijah Matthews allegedly began the attack by cutting the throat of the victim, identified as Margaret Swan, just seconds after he walked up next to where she was sitting on a train approaching the Oakland City MARTA station.(Fulton County Sheriff's Office)According to the warrant obtained by FOX 5 Atlanta, the passenger was sitting alone on the train when Matthews began the alleged stabbing attack.At 11:21 on Saturday, the CCTV reportedly showed Swan sitting alone on the train car.
Just before 11:25, Matthews is seen on board, walking to the side of the train where Swan was sitting, standing near her alone.GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAILMatthews, 19 seconds later, "is seen walking up to (Swan) and standing just to her right."Several seconds later, he allegedly took out a knife, opened it and cut the victim in the throat.11Alive reported that Swan was stabbed 18 to 20 times in an unprovoked attack.CLICK HERE FOR MORE US NEWSSurveillance footage captured the unprovoked attack inside a moving train car before MARTA police officers arrested the armed suspect on the station platform.
(MARTA)During the attack, the warrant said, the victim was screaming for help as she was continuing to get stabbed.The suspect was then seen on ...