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https://calgaryherald.com/news/crime...1-d3659d0b72d3

Shoving a stranger off an LRT station platform as a train approached, causing her victim catastrophic injuries, has landed a Calgary woman a 4 1/2-year prison term.

Favel, 35, earlier pleaded guilty to a charge of aggravated assault in connection with an incident last Nov. 8, at the Stampede/Victoria Park station where Rozalia Meichl, 64, was shoved onto the tracks below.

Surveillance videos of this incident showed Favel walk up beside Meichl and hip check her off the platform.

Meichl landed on the back of her head and neck and suffered life-altering injuries.

She is now permanently wheel-chair bound.

“This was a random attack,” he told Van Harten during sentencing submissions, of the need for a severe punishment.

“This was completely unprovoked, Ms. Meichl did nothing … to cause Ms. Favel any anger.”

Taylor said the fact a train had been announced and was pulling into the station as the shove occurred made the crime more serious.

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