Lawyers for Daniel Penny say he and other passengers acted in self-defence when they restrained Jordan Neely.
A 24-year-old ex-Marine who placed New York City subway passenger Jordan Neely in a deadly chokehold has defended his response, saying he and other passengers were acting in self-defence.
"We would first, like to express, on behalf Daniel Penny, our condolences to those close to Mr Neely," his lawyers said in a statement issued to US media. The lawyers add that Neely had been "aggressively threatening" their client and other passengers, and that Mr Penny and others "acted to protect themselves, until help arrived".The Manhattan prosecutor and police are currently deciding whether to press charges. Homicide means a death caused by another person, but is not necessarily a murder.
Police told CBS News, the BBC's US partner, that Mr Penny told other passengers to call 911 during the struggle with Neely.
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