Atlanta train passenger stabbed about 20 times after maniac allegedly slit her throat in random attack

A 66-year-old Atlanta pistillate was fatally stabbed aboard a MARTA bid successful what transit constabulary described arsenic a random attack.

The victim, identified by the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office arsenic 66-year-old Margaret Swan, was attacked arsenic a bid traveled betwixt the Lakewood-Fort McPherson and Oakland City stations, according to MARTA Police Chief Scott Kreher.

"This appears to beryllium a senseless enactment of violence, and our thoughts are with the victim's loved ones and those who witnessed this horrific incident," MARTA said successful a statement.

CHARLOTTE RESIDENTS SAY THEY FEEL LESS SAFE AS CITY FACES SECOND TRANSIT STABBING

John Elijah Matthews, 25, is charged with execution malice successful the decease of the 66-year-old connected committee the nationalist transportation.

FOLLOW US ON X

John Elijah Matthews allegedly began the onslaught by cutting the pharynx of the victim, identified arsenic Margaret Swan, conscionable seconds aft helium walked up adjacent to wherever she was sitting connected a bid approaching the Oakland City MARTA station. (Fulton County Sheriff's Office)

According to the warrant obtained by FOX 5 Atlanta, the rider was sitting unsocial connected the bid erstwhile Matthews began the alleged stabbing attack.

At 11:21 connected Saturday, the CCTV reportedly showed Swan sitting unsocial connected the bid car. Just earlier 11:25, Matthews is seen connected board, walking to the broadside of the bid wherever Swan was sitting, lasting adjacent her alone.

GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL

Matthews, 19 seconds later, "is seen walking up to (Swan) and lasting conscionable to her right."

Several seconds later, helium allegedly took retired a knife, opened it and chopped the unfortunate successful the throat. 11Alive reported that Swan was stabbed 18 to 20 times successful an unprovoked attack.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE US NEWS

Surveillance footage captured the unprovoked onslaught wrong a moving bid car earlier MARTA constabulary officers arrested the equipped fishy connected the presumption platform. (MARTA)

During the attack, the warrant said, the unfortunate was screaming for assistance arsenic she was continuing to get stabbed. The fishy was past seen connected the CCTV cameras "throwing [Swan] to the level and lasting adjacent her until the bid arrived astatine the Oakland City Station," little than 2 minutes later, according to the warrant.

When the bid arrived astatine Oakland City, according to the warrant, Matthews got retired with a weapon inactive successful manus arsenic officers rushed to the scene. Matthews was arrested and charged soon after.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP

Emergency aesculapian workers attempted life-saving efforts, but Swan died connected the scene.

The stabbing was reported astir 1:29 p.m. astatine the Georgia State MARTA station. (FOX 5 Atlanta)

GOT A TIP?

The stabbing comes arsenic Atlanta passengers person grown progressively disquieted astir bid safety. Last week, according to FOX 5, a antheral was stabbed aggregate times astatine the Georgia State Station.

Fox News Digital has reached retired to the Fulton County Sheriff's Office for further information.