The young ex-serviceman who this month killed a homeless person on the New York subway, A case that has sparked much controversy in the city, he turned himself in to authorities this Friday after eventually being charged with reckless murder.

Daniel Penny, 24, arrived at a Manhattan police station early this morning to be arrested and is expected to appear in court today, according to local media.

On May 1, the young man confronted Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old man who witnesses say had yelled at passengers on a subway train.or he wrestled him to the ground and held him in a stranglehold for several minutes, holding him even when he had ceased to resist.

Neely, a homeless and mentally disabled person, died at the scene as a result of the neck compression, as later determined by the coroner.

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Lawyers for Penny, who was initially questioned and released by police, have always defended that their client acted to protect himself and the other passengers and that he never intended to harm him, let alone end his life .

The episode, captured on video, has sparked a heated debate in New York with race components -Penny is white and Neely was black-, public safety, and the fact that no one took action to prevent the fatal outcome despite several passengers were watching the scene, filming what happened, or even helping to restrain Neely.

In the last days, the city has been the scene of several protests to demand that Penny be brought to trial on murder charges and to demand more support for people living on the streets or suffering from mental illness.

The charge eventually brought against Penny is first-degree murder, also known as reckless murder, and carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison in New York.

Prosecutors will have to prove that the defendant caused Neely’s death and that he did so knowing that the key he used could be fatal, even though he did not intend to harm her.