Mom Of New York Teenager Who Lost Arm Subway Surfing Speaks Out

The family of 15-year-old Hamza Mohammed is trying to be supportive and stay positive in the wake of the dangerous stunt, his distraught mother said. “He lost his arm, his left arm, but he’s getting through everything. He is doing well,” said mom Soha Mohamed. “I told him that accidents happen in our life and it is difficult for us, but we can overcome it because we are strong,” he added. Hamza is scheduled for surgery Wednesday, so the family hopes to find out if he can be fitted with a prosthetic, she said. Doctors have not told the family when Hamza can go home, but an update is expected at the end of the week, he said. The NYPD is investigating the subway-related incident at 74th Street and Broadway in Jackson Heights.J. Messerschmidt/NY Post “I just need her to be okay and then we’ll see everything,” Mom said. The family had never even known about subway surfing until Monday’s accident, he added. Hamza was with a group of friends on a northbound R train in Jackson Heights around 10:25 a.m. on Monday when he fell off the train and landed on the tracks at the 74th Street-Roosevelt Avenue station, police and sources said. His arm was severed from the elbow down, with the severed end found under the R train, a worker told The Post on Monday. The boy was taken to Bellevue Hospital. Teenager Hamza Mohamed lost his arm in a subway surfing accident. J. Messerschmidt/NY Post The family will know if Muhammad can be fitted with a prosthetic arm after the surgery. J. Messerschmidt/NY Post Soha said the family has not informed Hamza’s little brother about the extent of the injury. “We told him there was an accident and it was a bad situation and [his brother] come back soon,” Soha said.

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The family of 15-year-old Hamza Mohammed is trying to be supportive and stay positive in the wake of the dangerous stunt, his distraught mother said. “He lost his arm, his left arm, but he’s getting through everything. He is doing well,” said mom Soha Mohamed. “I told him that accidents happen in our life and it is difficult for us, but we can overcome it because we are strong,” he added. Hamza is scheduled for surgery Wednesday, so the family hopes to find out if he can be fitted with a prosthetic, she said. Doctors have not told the family when Hamza can go home, but an update is expected at the end of the week, he said. The NYPD is investigating the subway-related incident at 74th Street and Broadway in Jackson Heights.J. Messerschmidt/NY Post “I just need her to be okay and then we’ll see everything,” Mom said. The family had never even known about subway surfing until Monday’s accident, he added. Hamza was with a group of friends on a northbound R train in Jackson Heights around 10:25 a.m. on Monday when he fell off the train and landed on the tracks at the 74th Street-Roosevelt Avenue station, police and sources said. His arm was severed from the elbow down, with the severed end found under the R train, a worker told The Post on Monday. The boy was taken to Bellevue Hospital. Teenager Hamza Mohamed lost his arm in a subway surfing accident. J. Messerschmidt/NY Post The family will know if Muhammad can be fitted with a prosthetic arm after the surgery. J. Messerschmidt/NY Post Soha said the family has not informed Hamza’s little brother about the extent of the injury. “We told him there was an accident and it was a bad situation and [his brother] come back soon,” Soha said.