“After assaulting all these women in all these cases, and knowing that he was dangerous, they just let him go, to the point that he was murdered in NoHo,” Mitcheltree said.after his mother was murdered by her partner in 2007, and later battled schizophrenia and PTSD, according to friends and family.
Neely fell into a depression after his mother was murdered by her partner in 2007, according to reports.At least a dozen of the homeless man’s encounters with police were linked to his mental health issues, and officers repeatedly dropped him off at the hospital or a shelter, sources said. Neely’s aggression continued the day before his death, when he allegedly tried to push a straphanger into the subway tracks at the Broadway-Lafayette station in Lower Manhattan.
“This man jumped on me, grabbed my shoulders, and pushed me towards the tracks Sunday night at this very station,”about the terrifying incident, which they declined to discuss further. “I was able to run away but he got physical and chased other people standing on the platform before getting on an uptown train.Neely had been battling a slew of mental health issues, including schizophrenia and PTSDOne of Jordan Neely’s assault victims blasted the city for not forcing the homeless man to get the mental health treatment he needed.Neely had numerous encounters with law enforcement, including at least a dozen linked to his mental health issues.