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A homeless woman suspected of brutally attacking a cellist inside a New York City subway station will be released back on the streets.
Amira Hunter, 23, was arrested Wednesday in connection to the February 13 attack on Iain Forrest, 29, a medical student who was playing his electric cello at the 34th Street Herald Square Station.
She appeared in the New York Supreme Court on Thursday, dressed in a beige jacket with a fur collar and dark jeans, where Judge Marva Brown released her under supervision. Forrest was not present for the hearing.
The judge cited her lack of a significant criminal history -despite seven prior arrests - for releasing her on the second-degree assault charge.
In the shocking incident caught on video, a woman believed to be Hunter, strode over, picked up the metal water bottle Forrest had set on the ground and smashed it over his head as he was playing Titanium by Sia.
The bottle clattered to the ground as he clutched his head in pain and it left the musician fearing for his life. He believes the subway is too dangerous for him to continue performing.