Atlanta train passenger stabbed about 20 times after maniac allegedly slit her throat in random attack A 66-year-old Atlanta woman, Margaret Swan, was fatally stabbed multiple times in a seemingly random and unprovoked attack on a MARTA train. John Elijah Matthews, 25, has been arrested and charged with murder. The incident has heightened concerns among passengers regarding train safety, especially following another recent stabbing at a MARTA station.

• A 66-year-old woman, Margaret Swan, was fatally stabbed on a MARTA train.
• Transit police described the attack as random and senseless.
• John Elijah Matthews, 25, is charged with murder.
• CCTV footage shows Matthews approaching and attacking Swan in her seat.
• Swan was reportedly stabbed 18 to 20 times, including a throat injury.
• Matthews was arrested at the Oakland City Station with a knife in hand.
• The incident occurs amid growing passenger concerns about safety on MARTA.
• Another stabbing was reported at the Georgia State Station the previous week.