An argument erupted on a New York subway yesterday with a man being accused of punching a woman in the face after she complained he was ‘manspreading’.
Sam Saia, 37, said she had politely asked the man to move his legs, which had been encroaching on her space and forcing her to be crushed into train’s wall.
Ms Saia said that the man turned violent, started to swear and eventually landed a punch on her mouth.
Video taken around 7:45 am on a New York N train service shows what happened after the incident.
After witnessing the incident, another subway passenger tries to remove the ‘manspreader’ from the train.
He is heard saying: ‘Get the f*** off the train. Get off the train bro, you just f***ing hit a lady.’
The unidentified good Samaritan is seen restraining the man and warning him that he better get off.
He said: ‘You hit her in the face. She’s bleeding. Look at her mouth. Just get off at the next stop.’
A man, pictured left, is said to have punched a woman, pictured seated, after she asked him to move. A good Samaritan, pictured right, steps in
Sam Saia, 37, posted this picture on her Facebook page after the incident on the NYC subway where she says a man hit her after she told him to move
The ‘manspreader’ tries to backtrack and apologize but no one on the train is having it.
It is assumed that he got off.
Speaking about the incident to Daily News, Ms Saia: ‘This took me by surprise. It’s just a matter of safety. I want my neighborhood to be safe. I don’t want this to happen to other women or men.’
The good Samaritan, pictured right, tries to remove the ‘manspreader’, pictured left from the NYC subway car
The ‘manspreader’ turns to the woman, pictured seated, and is heard apologizing for hitting her
The video was posted on social media by fellow passenger Anthony Macca.
Mr Macca told Daily News that he did not witness Ms Saia get hit by the ‘manspreader’ but had heard the argument break out and started filming shortly after.
The NYC subway does not want to hear the man, pictured left, apologise and he is soon kicked off the train