Man attacked transgender woman on a Blue Line train and broke her wrist, DA says

A Boston man faces felony charges, including a civil-rights violation, for the way he allegedly yelled slurs at a woman who identifies as transgender before physically attacking her on a Blue Line train at Maverick station, causing injuries that included a fractured wrist, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports.

Gregory Burnett, 53, faces charges of assault and battery causing serious bodily injury, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon - his shod foot - and violating the victim's civil rights while causing an injury for the attack on a train stopped at Maverick on Oct. 31.

Burnett was arrested Nov. 12 at Maverick station. He had been held without bail at the Suffolk County jail until a hearing last week, at which East Boston Municipal Court Judge Debra DelVecchio determined he was a danger to society - and ordered him outfitted with a GPS device and confined to home except to go to work, the DA's office reports. He is due back in court on Jan. 21 for a probable cause hearing.

The DA's office provided this account of what happened on Halloween night:

The victim was on a Blue Line train which was stopped with the doors open when a man, later identified as Burnett, boarded the train, immediately approached her, and began shouting derogatory terms at her. The victim said Burnett made statements such as "you’re not a woman, you're a man" and then assaulted her by punching and kicking her. The victim reported Burnett kicking her in the crotch area.

The victim attempted to defend herself but Burnett grabbed her foot by the heel and pulled her leg, causing her to fall to the ground, fracturing her wrist.

Several passengers on the train intervened and assisted the victim in fighting off Burnett and removed him from the train.

The victim, who identifies as transgender, told police she felt targeted due to her gender identity based on Burnett’s remarks during the assault.

Innocent, etc.