Mom killed after son allegedly shoves her down embankment in NYC park: police

A Manhattan woman was killed when her son allegedly shoved her down an embankment in Riverside Park on Sunday afternoon, according to cops and law enforcement sources.

Vianel Garcia, 44, got into an argument with her 22-year-old son Miguel Duval around 4:15 p.m. before the young man allegedly pushed her near Riverside Drive and West 165th Street, police and sources said.


Police on the scene after a 22-year-old man allegedly pushed his mother down an embankment at Riverside Park.
Police on the scene after a 22-year-old man allegedly pushed his mother down an embankment at Riverside Park. Kevin C Downs forThe New York Post

Garcia, of Harlem, suffered grave injuries as she went down the grassy embankment, authorities said.

She was rushed to Harlem Hospital where she was pronounced dead, the NYPD said.


Vianel Garcia, 44, got into an argument with her 22-year-old son Miguel Duval around 4:15 p.m. before the young man allegedly pushed her near Riverside Drive and West 165th Street, police and sources said.
Vianel Garcia got into an argument with her son, Miguel Duval, Sunday before the young man allegedly pushed her near Riverside Drive and West 165th Street. Kevin C Downs forThe New York Post

Duval, whose address matches a men’s shelter in Washington Heights, was arrested at the scene and later charged with second-degree murder, police said. 

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