A young woman was shoved in front of a subway train in New York City by a homeless man when he claims he was told to do it by the “voices in his head”.

Markeese Brazelis, 26, is accused of pushing the 23-year-old victim in front of the train at the 175th Street station on Monday in front of shocked commuters. Incredibly, she survived the encounter as she was hit by the train and it pushed her back on the platform.