Mother dies, baby survives after fall down NYC subway station stairs

Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Young mom falls to her death carrying stroller on subway stairs
It happened in Manhattan on Monday evening.

NEW YORK CITY -- A young mother from Connecticut carrying her baby fell to her death at a New York City subway station, police say.

Her 1-year-old daughter survived the fall.

Malaysia Goodson, 22, was found dead on the platform at the 7th Avenue B/D station in Manhattan Monday night.

Police say she was carrying her daughter down the station's stairs when she fell.

Detectives are trying to determine if Goodson had a medical issue that led to the fall.

The baby is now in the custody of her father and grandfather.

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