Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced that a Brooklyn man has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for violently attacking an elderly man on a commuter train platform at Atlantic Terminal and pushing him onto the tracks.

The defendant was convicted of attempted murder.

“This was a horrific and unprovoked attack on a 77-year-old man at one of our busiest transit hubs, and the victim could have been killed had it not been for the quick action of a transit worker,” the DA said.

“We’ve made real progress improving safety in our transit system, and we will not allow anyone to jeopardize that.”

The defendant Matthew Lloyd, 38, of Queens, was sentenced by Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Michael Kitsis to 13 years in prison and five years of post-release supervision. The defendant

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