D.A. Bragg announces indictment in L train stabbing

EVG reader photo from Sept. 20

An East Village resident accused of stabbing a passenger in the back while exiting a Brooklyn-bound L train at the First Avenue stop last month has been indicted. 

Yesterday, Manhattan D.A. Alvin L. Bragg Jr. announced the indictment of Raymond Kwok, 27, for stabbing a 29-year-old man this past Sept. 20. Kwok is charged in a New York State Supreme Court indictment with one count of Assault in the Second Degree and two counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Fourth Degree. 

"New Yorkers relying on public transportation deserve to be safe, and violence in our transit system, especially with dangerous weapons, will not be tolerated," Bragg said in a statement.

According to court documents and statements made on the record in court, on Sept. 20, at approximately 8:43 p.m., Kwok and the victim argued after bumping into each other while the man was walking downstairs at the First Avenue L train station. A few moments later, as the man continued walking, Kwok stabbed him in the back, according to Bragg's office. Per reports at the time, the two men did not know each other.

The victim was eventually transported to Bellevue, where he received stitches for the cut.

Kwok fled the scene and was picked up three days later. During his arrest, officers found a switchblade in Kwok's right pocket.