Authorities have identified and arrested a woman who allegedly shoved an older passenger off an MBTA bus in Boston last week.

The MBTA Transit Police announced the arrest Wednesday, just days after asking the public for help identifying a suspect in the alleged assault. Transit Police have not publicly identified the woman, and a spokesperson did not respond to requests for further information Thursday.

The incident happened around 1 p.m. Sept. 8 while the bus was stopped near the intersection of Martin Luther King Boulevard and Warren Street in Roxbury. Transit Police previously said the woman had an infant with her when she “violently shoved” an older rider.

Cellphone and surveillance footage published by WCVB and Boston 25 News showed the injured rider falling to the pavement

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