Bystanders beat man and hurled him onto Blue Line tracks after he pushed woman from platform, police say

A man accused of shoving a woman onto CTA tracks at the Cicero Blue Line station ended up on a stretcher himself after outraged bystanders allegedly jumped him, threw him onto the tracks, and beat him before police arrived, according to court records and a Chicago police report.

Prosecutors said 44-year-old Robert Rhodes-Chambers attacked a 43-year-old woman on the platform around 11:30 p.m. on May 10. He allegedly punched her in the back of the neck and shoulder with his fists before pushing her onto the tracks.

A CPD report said the attack was captured on CTA security cameras. The woman suffered pain to her knee, ankle, right shoulder, and head, according to the report…

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